U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture will pump $1 billion into fighting bird flu, the primary reason why consumers are struggling with egg prices that a new report projects will spike 41% this year.

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. 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.