Secretary Rollins Provides Update on Bird Flu Strategy, Egg Prices Continue to Fall

USDA Encourages Ongoing Vigilance and Biosecurity

Washington, D.C., June 26, 2025—U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today provided an update on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s comprehensive, five-pronged strategy announced in February to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). After reaching a record high due to the Biden Administration’s lack of action, wholesale egg prices have now dropped 64%, with retail prices falling 27% from their peak earlier this year. We must remain diligent, and egg farmers and producers can continue to utilize USDA resources to conduct biosecurity assessments before the fall.

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