The newly confirmed US Minister of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has been informed about the crisis of bird flu and promises.
President Donald TrumpOn Thursday, the Minister of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and the determination of the US chicken and egg crisis are among its four highest priorities.
During her confirmation hearing, Rollins indicated that she had been in contact with several Republican commissioners of agriculture in a situation that could be among the worst decades. On Friday she presented her first comments on the crisis.
“My first briefing in my office last night was in this particular problem, on bird flu. We look at every possible scenario to ensure that we do everything we can safely, but we will also arrange it, but we also arrange the Americans have the food they need.
Brooke Rollins, nominated for the Minister of Agriculture for President Donald Trump, is sworn during agriculture in the Senate, nutrition and forestry confirmation in Washington, DC, 23 January. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
More than 148 million birds were euthanized, on CBS, How bird's bird flu The US that increases overall food inflation.
Egg prices jumped by 53% compared to last January and according to the last December increased by 15.2% Consumer price indexreleased on Wednesday.
“It turned out [former President] Joe Biden had no bird flu strategy at all, so no one can now buy eggs anywhere in a grocery store because Joe Biden killed all the chickens, ”said Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council for President Trump, during an interview with Larry Kudlow of Fox Business.
Sources say Fox Business that spending infected flocks is a current American protocol, but more research and development is needed to control and even prevent outbreaks such as birds vaccination.
Shelves, which are usually full of egg cartons, are seen in the Whole Foods store in New York. (Fox Business)
The average price of a large class A class A class A is close to $ 5.00, as follows the federal reserve bank of St. Louis. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicted that egg prices that may differ significantly from month to month will increase by more than 20%this year. Fox business questions were not immediately returned to USDA.
The cost of a dozen large eggs A. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics via Fred)
Bernt Nelson, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Foundation, recently said Fox Business that the focus of the bird flu that began in 2022 is far from over. In December, over 18 million birds were affected, which in some places led to “bare foods with food and expanded higher prices”.
Retailers limit how many eggs can customers buy
Bird flu was confirmed in 67 human cases, according to CDC. (istock / istock)
The disease affects domestic chickens, turkeys, ducks and other poultry. One human mortality was associated with Extracts of the bird flu in Louisiana.
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Costco, Kroger and Whole Foods are among the foods that limit how many cartons of eggs can buy.
Waffle House, a southern breakfast chain, added a temporary 50 cents at the beginning of this month at an extra charge on the egg.
Daniell Genovese Fox Business' Daniell Genovese contributed to this report.
