In an interview with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined the Trump administration’s strategy to address rising egg prices.

Rollins emphasized that the administration is focusing on repopulating chicken flocks and enhancing biosecurity measures to combat the effects of avian bird flu, explicitly ruling out vaccines for chickens. She detailed a $1 billion USDA plan that includes four key components: strengthening biosecurity (e.g., securing barns and breeding chickens with stronger immune systems), repopulating the 160 million chickens lost due to mass culling under the Biden administration, deregulating the industry to speed up these efforts, and importing eggs from other countries.

Rollins blamed the Biden administration for the egg price surge, asserting that their failure to act on known issues led to the culling of millions of chickens. She highlighted successful pilot projects showing that improved biosecurity significantly reduces avian flu cases, positioning it as an immediate priority, while repopulation is seen as the long-term solution

Rollins underscores the administration’s commitment to lowering egg prices without relying on vaccination, citing trade complications as a reason for this stance.

Rollins referenced USDA Policy to back up her assertions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on February 26, 2025, a $1 billion investment to address the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, safeguard the poultry industry, and lower egg prices. Led by Secretary Brooke Rollins, the initiative features a five-pronged strategy: enhancing biosecurity with $500 million to protect farms from wild bird transmission, providing up to $400 million in financial relief and repopulation support for affected farmers, exploring new vaccines and therapeutics to reduce chicken depopulation, reducing regulatory burdens to boost innovation and supply, and considering temporary egg imports to ease consumer costs. The plan aims to reverse the impact of the ongoing bird flu crisis, which has reduced egg-laying flocks and driven egg prices to record highs, while avoiding broad vaccination due to trade concerns. This comprehensive approach seeks to deliver immediate relief and long-term stability to consumers, taxpayers, and poultry producers.

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