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USDA secretary lays out plan for tackling bird flu to lower egg prices
The Trump administration outlined a $1 billion effort to lower the price of eggs that centers on biosecurity efforts to curb the spread of avian influenza. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, confirmed to the post earlier this month,
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.
Egg prices predicted to jump over 40% in 2025: USDA
Economists predict that egg prices will surge more than 40% in 2025 as outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza continue to hinder the U.S. egg supply.
Trump admin to deregulate egg industry to combat high prices, says USDA secretary
USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins shares the Trump administration's new strategy to fight bird flu as egg prices remain high.
US will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says
The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, as well as increase imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.
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.
New USDA Secretary says she's focused on reducing avian flu, lowering high egg prices
Less than two weeks on the job, the new Secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is focused on the avian flu that has wiped out millions of chickens and raised the price of a dozen eggs to nearly $5. That's a 53% jump from one year ago.
USDA to spend $1B as part of strategy to combat avian flu
Amid rising egg prices, USDA will invest $1 billion to combat the avian flu through a multi-pronged approach but will not authorize a vaccine at this time.
Agriculture Secretary’s plan to combat avian flu and lower egg prices includes importing eggs
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins rolls out a five-part plan Wednesday to fight bird flu and high egg prices.
Agriculture Secretary Rollins announces plan to lower egg prices
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, said the U.S. will take five steps to tackle avian flu
Agriculture Secretary Reveals Plan To Combat High Egg Prices
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins revealed the Trump administration's five-step plan to bring down egg costs and combat avian flu.

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