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.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
    12·
    8 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.