USDA Sec. Rollins: The Price of Eggs Is Coming Down $1,85 per Dozen on Average

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ROLLINS: "Well, I actually come with some good news today. And it is likely that the prices will go back up. We're moving into the highest-price egg season without avian bird flu, and that's because Easter is right around the corner. But recently, I  think just a couple of days ago, the price of eggs is coming down, and we believe that is in reaction, the market has reacted to our plan that we rolled out on February 26, just about a week and a half ago that the prices have come down on average about a $1.85 per dozen eggs. So, we're seeing some relief. We've got a long way to go. Listen, combating the avian bird flu is not something that we can do overnight. It is a long-term effort. But the Biden Administration, this was a major problem that they had two years ago. They talked about it, they wrote some plans about it, and then nothing ever happened. So I think that it's really important to know for your viewers that we are on it, we have a major plan we've rolled out. As you mentioned, it's got five different points. But the real piece, at least right now today, good news, is that the price of eggs seem to be coming down. $1.85 per carton is not insignificant, but we've got a long way to go."