The bipartisan Lowering Egg Prices Act seeks to overturn a federal regulation that forces farmers to discard nearly 400 million eggs annually.
Mississippi has confirmed an outbreak of H7N9 in a Noxubee County broiler breeder flock; the first commercial case of H7 HPAI in years.
Kennedy’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry flocks instead of culling has drawn criticism from scientists, while the USDA considers vaccines.
OSHA fined a Mar-Jac Poultry poultry plant after a worker died in 2021. While the case was appealed, another worker was killed.
Egg prices have reached record highs in 2025 due to avian influenza and inflation, leaving farmers with rising costs despite higher retail prices.
As egg prices remain high in the U.S., more travelers are attempting to smuggle cheaper eggs from Mexico, prompting CBP to increase enforcement and fines.
Just weeks after being sworn into her role as U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins is focusing on battling the spread of bird flu, protecting the poultry industry, and helping to bring egg prices down.
Minnesota’s smaller-scale egg producers are facing pressure from the rising egg prices nationwide and continued threat of bird flu.
This week, the USDA’s Food Price Outlook summary report predicted all food prices will increase and “rise slightly faster than the historical average rate of growth.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $1 billion initiative to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza and lower egg prices.