Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins informed reporters on Tuesday that egg prices have decreased by nearly $2 since the Trump administration’s implementation of a biosafety strategy aimed at addressing the H5N1 bird flu, which has severely impacted the poultry industry in recent months.
Toward the end of last month, Rollins revealed that the Department of Agriculture would allocate $1 billion to help lower egg prices and curb the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
As part of her plan, which may include importing up to 100 million eggs from international markets, Rollins also outlined efforts to support biosecurity practices on poultry farms and fund ongoing research into the effectiveness of preventive vaccines for poultry.
“We’re more focused on how we bring the price of eggs down and the avian bird flu for everyone,” Rollins told reporters Tuesday morning. “A good piece of news we just got in the last day or two is that the average cost of a dozen eggs has gone down $1.85 since we announced our plan about a week and a half ago.”
According to the USDA, the price for a dozen large white eggs stood at $6.08 as of Tuesday, marking a significant decrease. Earlier this month, prices had surpassed $8, and they were $6.27 on Inauguration Day.
A report from the USDA published in February revealed that egg prices had surged by approximately 53% since January 2024. Additionally, egg prices rose by nearly 14% from December to January, building on an 8% increase from November to December.
In recent months, around 160 million chickens have been euthanized due to the virus, playing a significant role in the sharp rise in egg prices.

{Matzav.com}

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