Rollins Pitches Five-Point Plan to Address High Egg Prices

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the U.S. will boost funding for biosecurity measures and farmer relief and move toward temporary deregulation.

A person grabs a carton of eggs at a store in New York City on Feb. 17, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will boost federal funding and work to temporarily remove certain regulations surrounding egg farming to stem the rapid price increases of the household staple.

On the morning of Feb. 26, Rollins outlined a five-point plan “to lower egg prices” in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. In a press release, the White House called the article “the Trump Administration’s comprehensive plan to bring down the price of eggs.”