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title: Singapore Now Sources Food From More Than 180 Countries, and American Eggs Are Back on the List
description: American shell eggs are back in Singapore after more than twenty years, cleared by a system that approves exporting countries and their farms one by one.
author: Darie Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
updated: 2026-07-31T15:20:10.401Z
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Singapore can bring in food from more than 180 countries and regions, up from about 140 two decades ago. The newest entry on that list is a product the country has not taken from the United States in more than twenty years: shell eggs.

The American Egg Board, working with the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council and the producers Hillandale Farms, Rose Acre Farms and Mid-States Specialty Eggs, has restarted US shell egg exports to Singapore. Three importers are taking the first shipment: Hen Tick Food, Kai Young Huat Eggs and N&N Agriculture. “Twenty-six years is a long time, and we are excited to reopen this important egg market,” said Emily Metz, president and chief executive of the board.

Finding a buyer was never the hard part. Singapore imports more than 90% of its food, and for [the products it treats as higher risk](https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/article/radioactive-food-imports-reveal-gaps-in-global-supply-chain-monitoring) it manages that dependence through approval rather than volume.

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