Other Ag News: USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 1:00pm

Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025—U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already being provided to indemnify growers for depopulated flocks.

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