US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a plan to bring down rising egg prices by outsourcing 70-100 million eggs to other nations, blaming the Biden administration for price increases. The plan aims to deregulate and secure new markets, rather than addressing avian flu’s devastating impact on American chicken farmers. The USDA will also provide “biosecurity” assistance to prevent further spread of the virus.
According to Rollins, egg prices have skyrocketed due to the spread of avian flu, which has temporarily shuttered poultry markets and raised costs. However, he pointed to a 40-year trend showing that price increases were more closely tied to administration policies rather than the disease outbreak. The plan’s immediate effect would be to bring down prices, but its long-term viability remains uncertain.
The USDA will offer biosecurity assistance to farmers to secure their barns and prevent further spread of the virus. However, critics argue that outsourcing egg supply to other countries may not address the underlying issues and could have unintended consequences.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-finally-plan-solve-egg-203341422.html