Farmers Forum staff
OTTAWA —The Canadian market is now open to in-the-shell egg imports from the Ukraine. Canadian approval was granted April 1.
Negotiations to allow the imports of shelled eggs and other goods from the Ukraine have been ongoing since 2019, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says. The Ukrainian eggs will go into the processing industry, though if market conditions change, they could end up on grocery store shelves as well.
Until now, the only eggs imported into Canada, under a limited tariff-free quota, have come from the U.S., the Egg Farmers of Canada confirmed for Farmers Forum. The Egg Farmers of Canada otherwise had no reaction to the news of the Ukrainian imports.
The U.S. egg supply has been limited by H5N1, and Canadian egg importers consequently requested access to foreign alternatives, according to the CFIA.
