USDA, bird flu

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's 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.
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 in an effort to drive down high prices, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
USDA secretary lays out plan for tackling bird flu to lower egg prices
The USDA secretary laid out a $1 billion plan to lower egg prices by tackling the H5N1 bird flu epidemic infecting poultry nationwide.
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.
Egg prices predicted to soar more than 41% in 2025: USDA
Egg prices are predicted to increase by 41.1% in 2025, according to a report released by the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday.
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.
USDA vows another $1B coming to help fight bird flu
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent battling bird flu since the latest outbreak began in 2022.
Egg prices will climb even more this year, USDA says: See the data
Egg prices are going to get much worse this year, the Agriculture Department predicts. Here’s what they’re saying.
New USDA Secretary says she's focused on reducing avian flu, lowering high egg prices
The USDA warns egg prices could rise another 41% this year. In an interview with CBS News Texas Monday, Rollins said, "Day one I'm sworn in and go to my new office at USDA headqua
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Ag Secretary Rollins announces USDA’s $1 billion HPAI plan
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins vows bipartisanship with states
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Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
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USDA makes profound announcement that could alter the future of our food system: 'We've got to build'
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Tik-Talking: Missouri farmers bond over discussions about USDA grant cuts
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USDA scholarship applications reopen at Virginia State University after suspension
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Kona coffee industry hit by funding freeze and USDA layoffs at 'existential moment'
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USDA Layoffs Are Wasting Public Money and Decimating Popular Programs
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