Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Bottom Line” on Tuesday and announced that the USDA has a plan to combat mounting egg shortages in the United States, starting with importing eggs to deal with supply issues, and regulations that are increasing egg prices will be listed.
Rollins revealed, “[W]e, at USDA, are, tomorrow, going to be rolling out a plan that addresses the avian flu directly. But I do think it’s really important for everyone to understand that this problem did not just happen overnight, and it will take us a little while to get our arms around it. Vaccinations will continue to be looked at and reviewed. Only a handful of countries around the world actually use vaccinations for their egg-laying hens, for their chickens.”
She continued, “We are beginning to import. I just met with Ag. Commissioner of Texas Sid Miller (R), he let me know that they are working to import some eggs from the country of Turkey. … So, there will be some slight import, I think, to immediately address the shortage. But, eventually, we will get our arms around this. We will, hopefully, solve for the avian flu, we will get the cost of inputs down, we will lift regulations, and, ultimately, it is — again, it is not just one reason that eggs are so high, it’s a myriad of reasons that we are working to solve every day.”
That’s a start, I suppose. Although, I think a good DOGE audit of the USDA would be warranted. Get those out of there who are manufacturing the bird flu hysteria and killing off millions of healthy birds. Improve egg farm sanitization and treatment of the birds.
As a long time chicken owner, I have NEVER had an issue with my flock getting sick. They free range and are allowed to live like a chicken should. And we receive numerous eggs a day in return. It’s not that hard to do things the right way.
Personally, I suggest you find a local egg dealer and buy your eggs from them. I guarantee they will be healthier, and more fresh than anything you buy from the store.