I never looked closely. I think Eggland eggs are from the midwest, but I will need to check.
And eggs are at least partially a fungible good, so if the large users buy imports, in theory the rest of us should see some price improvement if the amount imported is moderately large and timely.
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TBH I wouldnât trust massive egg operations in the US, either 
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In the words of Patrick OâBrian:
âSometimes you have to choose the lesser of two weevils.â
Trust me, in the book that is a funny line.
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It is my understanding that most countries, other than the US, and from comment, Canada, donât usually refrigerate eggs. It has to do with washing the eggs as part of their processing - those that get washed then need to be kept cold. I have not idea what Turkey does.
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I believe you are right about the washing aspect. I have always refrigerated grocery store eggs.
I occasionally buy what I am assuming are fresh unwashed (but clean) farm eggs, but since I am unfamiliar with them, I refrigerate them too.
The only real difference I notice between grocery eggs and farm fresh eggs is that farm eggs seem to have slightly thicker shells.
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I know in the past, even in the States, eggs that were unwashed were not refrigerated 50 years ago.
They go bad much more quickly if they arenât refrigerated, washed or unwashed.
My relatives in western Europe who buy commercial eggs refrigerate them.
I can see not refrigerating eggs if itâs been a day or 2 since your own chickens laid them.
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Eggs in German supermarkets or at farmers markets are never refrigerated, and I donât refrigerate my local eggs here, either.
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And in the movie.
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After eating a particularly orangey-red egg yolk while traveling, I remember reading egg companies could buy feed according to what color they wanted the yolk to be. Canât find the source right now, but I found this and this.
"Consumers worldwide are increasingly aware of the importance of healthy foods. They know that a golden yolk is the sign of a fresh egg from a healthy hen. The right husbandry, welfare and diet, in combination with CAROPHYLLÂŽ carotenoids, deliver eye-catching egg yolks that inspire consumer confidence around the globe.
We all have our own notion of the ârightâ color for an egg yolk. This varies around the world, depending on geographical location, cultural context and local traditions. It is also influenced by the culinary use for which the eggs are intended. However, consumers worldwide recognize that a golden yolk invariably comes from a healthy hen. And they are asking for yolks with a deeper shade of orange. "
Another take on it
âDoes Davidâs Pasture Use Coloring Agents in Their Hensâ Feed?
We do not use any coloring agents in our hensâ feed, and because of this, the color of our egg yolks changes seasonally.â
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Wow! Heated discussion in the Shrinkrap household ensued.
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My relative mentioned some middle-aged and elderly bachelor farmers in rural Canada used to subsist on eggs, laid by their own chickens. 6 or more a day in some cases.
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We used to raise chickens. I never refrigerated unwashed eggs. They are good for about 2 weeks.
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Do you eat more or less than one egg a day?
I probably eat 1 egg most days.
Maybe 3 1- egg Breakfasts a week, and a 2 egg Benny, Omelette or Huevos Rancheros brunch every so often.
The rest of my daily egg intake mostly comes from things like potato salad, salad niçoise, Russian salad, Cobb salads, bread puddings, quiche, frittatas, bèchamel, or custards, that use eggs.
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Much less. But I did eat a great deal of lemon curd last week. Sometimes we have a frittata for dinner and I will always choose eggs Benedict when eating brunch out. I figure Iâm an outlier, but an average of one a day still seems like a lot.
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I 100% average an egg a day.
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My egg intake went up when I stopped eating sweet breakfasts in 2014, and when I started limiting my meat and poultry to one serving most days, maybe a decade ago.
I noticed when my cheese intake goes up, my egg intake goes down. Lol.
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My grandmotherâs kitchen in 1980 when she died. Notice the eggs on her counter. They may have been local; they often were. Tiny, rural town. But they werenât in the fridge.
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This is interesting (content warning, politics at the end)
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That makes sense. I bet those eggs are not transported 1000âs of miles, say from Turkey to North America
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I noticed that too, when a friend gave me some eggs from her cousinâs farm. I wonder if the thinker shell helps them remain fresh longer.
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