USDA Secretary Brook Rolins discussed the cost of wholesale eggs after the national outbreak of bird flu during Thursday’s cabinet meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump. (Credit: Pool)
Eggs are scratching lovers because prices may have a height of all time Beyond EasterBut federal officials say that relief is already on the way.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a dozen eggs was $ 6.23 in March, about 6% from February and more than 60% compared to a year ago. But behind the curtain, a sharp decline in wholesale costs is setting the platform for a reversal at the checkout counter.
“Wholesale prices of eggs … are below, it depends on who you are seeing between 50 and 65%,” Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins Said during a press gagle outside the White House on Thursday. “We have said that it will take some time to catch everyone with retail prices … but we are very confident that it will come back.”
In February, more than $ 8 per dozen per dozen to early April, from around $ 3.26 to bulk prices has declined a dramatic decline, the result is that the USDA called the USDA a “five-dimensional strategy” to address both the avian flu and market volatility.
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rolins signed the executive orders of President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Image / Getty Images)
A USDA spokesperson confirmed in a special statement for Fox Business, “Secretary Rollins is committed to reducing egg prices for consumers and continue to use all the equipment at their disposal to do so.” “After implementing the five-dimensional scheme to reduce the prices of eggs a month ago, the wholesale price of eggs has fallen more than 56%. It takes several weeks to reduce the wholesale price felt in the retail market. That is why we should be hardworking. The plan is working.”
The USDA’s five-dimensional scheme involves strengthening bio-safety on the fields to prevent further bird flu outbreaks, to re-create flocks to farmers and expand egg supply and to help in speeding up the supply of regulatory red tapes to extend the supply of eggs.
It also invests $ 100 million in avian flu research and vaccine development, while temporarily expands imports including Turkey and South Korea to reduce pressure on domestic supply.
A third of Americans stopped buying eggs; Prices will not return to fall
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, DHS Secretary Christie Nom and Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rolins on Wednesday while signing executive orders at the Oval Office. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Image / Getty Images)
This year the rapid rise in egg prices was largely operated by a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which was washed away through poultry farms in early 2025. To incorporate dissemination, millions of eggs laying chickens in many major producing states were closed, which was significantly reduced by the national supply. According to USDA data, outbreak in 2025 has been one of the most disruptive because the virus resumed in the US flocks in 2022, the commercial layer operation was particularly difficult.
Speaking with Trump during the Thursday’s cabinet meeting, Rollins credited the comprehensive economic agenda to support rural America during the transition.
He said, “This President has a vision to regain the American economy so that we can ensure that we are putting America first.” “We believe that these changes, briefly, will create unlimited and unprecedented prosperity for our farmers. … But if not, the USDA is in the short term to ensure that we did in a word – that our farmers are taken care of.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant, Center, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House at Washington, DC on Thursday. (Sean Thew/EPA/Bloomberg Getty Image/Getty Image)
With the Easter just further, Rollins called it a “Egg Super Bowl”. The USDA and the White House are recently taking bulk dip, soon it will appear on the shelves of the grocery store.
With this Easter in egg prices, many American are becoming creative. Some families are completely leaving real eggs and instead dyeing objects such as marshmollo and potato.
Others are turning to reusable options such as plastic or wooden eggs from craft reserves. They can be decorated like real eggs and saved for future years.
“Eggs are big, isn’t it?” Trump asked During his cabinet meeting on Thursday.
