They’ve asked us in Norway as well, and we said lol no
Based
As an American, I’m here to warn you that this orange hemorrhoid will go back on any and everything he says and you should not, under any circumstance, believe or trust him. He will take the first opportunity to back out or screw you over. Don’t do it. Remember, him and president musk believ that Americans are willing to tolerate a little pain. Make them reap their own whirlwind and suffer the consequences. Fuck them. Sincerely. And twice on their holy day.
Denmark? The same Denmark they are threatening over Greenland? That Denmark?
I get they are asking all of Europe (also the same Europe they are threatening a trade war with) but this is just full on clown car.
No eat your own eggs. You don't deserve European eggs.
Note that the US will consider the eggs only as payment for not having annexed Greenland in the past, and in no way as guarantee against future annexation.
"Give me eggs and Grønland please"
The audacity
First Greenland. Now the eggs. Shameless 🤭
Greenland, eggs, then ham.
💎
*RedWhiteAndBlueLand
Egg and Ham Land
sure €10 or $100 per egg.
Or... (and this is always an option) Go fuck yourself.
i'ld happily send some (like 8 or so) eggs to the us, but...
UPDATE: fixed business days to calendar days (thanks @psud)
Fix business days to calendar days and it'll be about good
I felt that.
I guess America doesn’t have the cards when it comes to eggs.
I mean did they even say thank you when they asked?
Go to russia for your eggs and leave Denmark alone.
From the Danish media: https://nyheder.tv2.dk/business/2025-03-14-usa-beder-danmark-om-hjaelp
There are a few additional points
Multiple European countries have gotten similar requests, not just Denmark
American egg policy requires washing the eggs while European policy prohibits this, making it highly inconvenient.
They would want assurance that America won't suddenly put tariffs on the eggs.
If america were to pay upwards of 1€ per egg, maybe they'd have a deal.
Thank ou, added to the OP
Don't be a traitor Denmark...
Dear united states of fucking-over-your-allies and siding-with-the-baddies,
Get fucked.
Sincerely.
What about export tariffs? 500% or some similar decent percentage?
How do you say 'Get fucked' in Danish?
Oh we have many to choose from.
hope your arse is itching and your arms are too short to scratch it
We should adopt that one in English, we don't have enough good curses
Egg Crisis is the name of my prog-rock band.
Panama made an exhaustive list of acts of submission to Trump, including selling Panama Canal and deported migrant prisons, Trump's response was to order Pentagon to make invasion plans for Panama.
How long does freight take against the shelf life of an eggywegg?
I know these won't be bleached so they'll last a little longer than US eggyweggs.
An egg can easily be stored for 3-4 weeks unrefridgerated (unless you wash them with chemicals like often happens in the US, then they need to be kept in the fridge for a shorter period of time). European food law puts the maximum consume-before date of eggs at 28 days, but usually you can keep them for a while longer.
If you don't reserve cargo space in advance, shipping across the Atlantic can easily take 20-40 days, depending on how annoying customs is being. The ship itself can be there in 9 days, weather permitting. Most ships also make stops at islands and other countries, so shipping time kind of depends on how direct the route can be.
If you're sure the eggs will be used within a reasonable time frame (a week), and you pre-arrange the transport ahead of time, you can have the eggs on US soil for a week before they spoil. If you keep them refrigerated during transport probably longer.
Other options also exist. For instance, one could pre-crack the eggs in Denmark, collect the yolk/whites/scales, and transport them in dehydrated form to the US. That's good enough for bakeries and factories, which would no longer need to buy eggs from the local markets, relieving pressure for non-industrial consumption.
Ok, thanks for the explanation.
Good point about dehydrating them, didn't even think of that
If you refrigerate unwashed European eggs, they will last multiple months (I have kept eggs for more then 2 months), way past the expiration date on the packaging (I know because I do it constantly).
Do you do the water test? Or just crack it open and hope for the best??
I do the same as @DouchePalooza@lemm.ee and never have i ever had a rotten egg or anything close to it. I always refrigerate my eggs and they last for a really long time. Even though we don't wash eggs in Denmark like in crazy US we still refrigerate them her. I think it's just easy to do for our food supply chain here and helps keep the eggs fresh.
If you think about it, in nature a hen would naturally be laying eggs over the course of a month (wild hens don't lay eggs every single day) so an egg must be able to survive for minimum a month in outdoor temperatures and stay healthy untill there are enough eggs for the hen to start laying on them and incubate them. A month or 3 in a fridge should be no problem for an egg. Unles of course you wash it and ruin the natural protection layer....
When boiled, instant water test. Other types, when I'm not particularly confident, I just crack open to a bowl.
I'm used to this because I grew up with eggs from hens of friends and family so we never knew when they were laid or how long they were in the hen house... Anyway, with store bought eggs, never had a problem, even after months (only 1 bad batch that came from the supermarket).
@Blaze "If you give us your eggs, we're gonna give you A GREAT DEAL in the exploitation of Greenland's natural resources. You're lucky you're negotiating with President Trump, the BEST DEAL MAKER EVER."
I'll still buy US eggs, even if there's imports. The market will balance itself out when we can raise chickens again.
Yes, let's expose as many people as possible to bird flu.
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