The United States is considering possible imports from Europe, and Finland has been contacted for support.

The avian flu in the United States has killed about 20 million egg-laying hens on American farms in the last quarter of 2024.

As a result, egg prices in the U.S. are expected to soar by more than 40% in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Now, the country has started to investigate whether Europe could help.

“They mainly asked if we could import and how much,” Veera Lehtilä, the executive director of The Finnish Poultry Association, told Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat.

In its response to the United States, prepared with input from the Finnish Food Authority, Finland noted that it does not have approval for exporting egg products to the U.S.

Finland, however, is self-sufficient in eggs. “In good years,” Lehtilä said, “there are enough eggs for export. However, the quantities do not match the needs of the United States.”

Finland has about four million laying hens.

In the United States, tens of millions of chickens have had to be slaughtered because of avian influenza; therefore, Finland could not solve this egg crisis. “Not even if we would send all our eggs,” Lehtilä concluded.