Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled
(www.newsnationnow.com)https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/ap-business/ap-egg-prices-could-jump-another-41-this-year-usda-says-as-trumps-bird-flu-plan-unveiled/The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to battle bird flu and ease the cost of eggs.
With an emphasis on tightening up biosecurity on farms, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the outbreak began in 2022. Officials had hinted at the plan earlier this month.
It’s not clear how much more farmers can do to keep the virus out.
