The US Department of Agriculture has asked Denmark and other European egg-producing countries about their ability and willingness to export eggs to the US, amid a severe spike in domestic egg prices. The increase is due to the culling of over 40 million laying hens in the US last year because of the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). However, Denmark is hesitant to export due to a global egg shortage caused by avian influenza and sanitary regulations.
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