The Minister of Agriculture said that the new definitions of US President Donald Trump can be applied to imported eggs, which can increase prices as they start from record levels.
Rollins said in an interview with Fox News that the egg imports were possible and that negotiations with the affected countries were ongoing.
On Wednesday, Trump announced a comprehensive tariff that was mainly criticized by agricultural and food groups, and its ability to reduce markets to farmers and increase consumer prices.
The United States has raised imports from eggs from Turkey, Brazil and South Korea in an attempt to increase supplies during the outbreak of bird flu, which have killed nearly 170 million chickens, Turkey and other birds since 2022.
The new primary tariff in the United States, 10 %, will affect imports from Türkiye and Brazil, while South Korea faces a 26 % tariff, according to figures issued by the White House.
Greg Tyler, CEO of the Poultry and Egg Export Council in the United States of America, said that egg rates have been imposed, as manufacturers imported to treat food will need to absorb cost or transfer them to consumers.
“As a result, you will see increases in the egg prices that were treated here in the United States,” he said.
The US Department of Agriculture did not immediately respond to a request for suspension.
Egg prices have decreased in recent weeks compared to historical sayings, although pricing is still 60 % higher than the same period last year, to $ 3 per scales, according to the Ministry of Agriculture in the United States of America (USDA).
Analysts said that the weakest demand and calm in mutation flu cases helped calm the prices.
However, the Minister of Agriculture said that the rates will lead to uncertainty in the short term.
“I will not sit here and say,” Oh, everything will be perfect and prices will decrease tomorrow, “Rollins told Fox News.
The Brazilian government said it is evaluating its response to the Trump tariff, while South Korea has ordered emergency measures to support the affected industries.
Brian Moskogiuri, an unlimited egg strategy expert in the United States, said that imported eggs are usually brought to the United States on ships, are transported for treatment, and then drained manually.
“There is more costs associated with imports, and now add their prices,” he said. “This makes everything more expensive and makes imports less likely to develop an important effect.”
The United States imported more than 1.6 million consumer chicken eggs in January and February, most Türkiye, compared to nothing in the previous year, the statements of the US Department of Agriculture appear.
Moskoguri said that Türkiye may not be a great resource in the future due to the definitions and its outbreak of mutation flu.
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