USDA, bird flu

USDA to invest $1B in 5-point strategy to combat bird flu, lower egg prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the federal government will spend up to $1billion to combat bird flu, and hopefully lower the rising price of eggs.
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled
The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg prices, but the Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices are going to get much worse this year.
USDA details new plan to tackle bird flu and lower egg prices
In a new op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined a new strategy she says will mitigate the spread of bird flu and lower the price of eggs — a signature issue of the 2024 election.
U.S. to boost egg imports and farm relief as prices soar on bird flu
Millions of birds have been killed since December as the outbreak hit egg-laying farms from Iowa to California to North Carolina.
Here's how much egg prices could rise in 2025, according to the USDA
Egg prices are predicted to increase by 41.1% in 2025, according to a report released by the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit.
The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry.
Is bird flu the only reason egg prices are soaring?
There is at least one winner in the current shortage, which began in 2022: the country’s biggest egg producer.
Bird flu: The viral threat pushing up egg prices
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USDA forecasts egg prices to surge 41% in 2025 amid avian flu outbreak
Egg prices in the U.S. are projected to rise 41.1% by the end of 2025 due to an avian flu outbreak, with 53% increases reported over the past year.
Could bird flu vaccines help tackle high egg prices? Experts say it’s not so simple
On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting to review the agency’s options for controlling the bird flu outbreak and possibly help lower the price of eggs.
Trump admin scrutinizes 'kill all the chickens' policy as bird flu ravages egg prices
President Trump's administration is taking a multi-prong approach to lowering the cost of eggs amid the bird flu.
Restaurants add egg surcharges as avian flu leads to shortages and higher prices
A growing number of restaurants are adding "egg surcharges" as avian flu outbreaks cause nationwide egg shortages and higher ...
US to Boost Egg Imports, Farm Relief as Prices Soar on Bird Flu
The US is stepping up egg imports and boosting support to chicken farmers to combat its worst-ever outbreak of avian flu that ...
Fried! Trump cracks, egg prices soar & Musk scrambles after budget cuts prove to be 'over-easy'
A nationwide egg shortage continues amid new reporting on how Donald Trump’s “mass firings” gutted expert staff doing “bird ...
U.S. Customs in Texas has stopped more than 90 people from smuggling eggs into the country this year as bird flu ratchets up prices
There’s been a 29% year-over-year increase in detained eggs at U.S. ports of entry from October to February, according to U.S ...