According to figures published by the Government of Ukraine the Nation produced 14.1 billion eggs in 2021, slightly lower than the 15.7 billion produced in France, the largest egg supplier in the E.U.  Due to HPAI, France has depleted approximately seven percent of its flock resulting in a disproportionate 69 percent rise in the price of eggs and egg products. 

Over the past decade, Ukraine became a major supplier of eggs to the Middle East.  Saudi Arabia is essentially self-sufficient with small exports to neighbors.  Other nations in the region, including the UAE, have relied on Avangard and Ovostar, the major producers in Ukraine for eggs and egg products to supplement domestic production.  Shortly after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, shipments ceased and importers are now searching for alternative suppliers. 

Given the current situation in the U.S. with both shell eggs and liquid egg at a high price due to HPAI, exports will be constrained.  Turkey can provide some of the requirement for the Middle East, but demand will raise prices.  Israel is in a difficult position having depleted a large proportion of the national flock in early 2022 as a result of HPAI. This Nation will probably not restock obsolete and labor-intensive facilities that were erected in the 1970s that were supported by direct and indirect government subsidies.