US scrambles to clear egg exports to bird flu-hit South Korea
Chicago
UNITED States officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs so farmers can cash in on a shortage caused by the Asian country's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
The two sides are negotiating over terms of potential shipments after South Korea lifted a ban on imports of US table eggs that it imposed when the US grappled with its own bout of bird flu in 2015, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
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