Finland turns down US request for eggs
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"The amount we could export would not solve their egg shortage," says the head of the Finnish Poultry Association.

“The amount we could export would not solve their egg shortage,” says the head of the Finnish Poultry Association.

  • Dashi@lemmy.world
    191·
    8 hours ago

    Yeah, because they “didn’t have enough to make any appreciable difference.” I say similar things to people I don’t want to help but I don’t want to upset them. Sorry I don’t have time to do that, having one more person wouldn’t make that big off a difference etc.

    You may very well be right. And that exact reason is the only reason they didn’t send eggs. But I’m guessing their are more than that singular reason.

    • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
      12·
      7 hours ago

      exporting eggs does not seem to be possible at the moment because no market access negotiations have been held with US authorities. This can be a drawn-out process involving extensive inspections and studies.

      “Launching exports is not a simple matter since there are no agreed rules in place,” said Lehtilä.

      • Dashi@lemmy.world
        72·
        7 hours ago

        Again, those seem to just be excuses to my untrained political eye. As someone that fairly regularly deals with red tape, if the powers that be want to cut through the red tape they can and will.

        • BakerBagel@midwest.social
          4·
          4 hours ago

          Finland is on the EU, and the US and EU have had trade agreements in place for decades. They just don’t want to do it, but since Finland is a small country in a precarious geopolitical situation, they can’t just tell the US to pound sand.