U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Mount Pleasant this week, telling chicken farmers that the Trump administration could soon roll out a plan to combat the spread of bird flu.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the average cost of a dozen eggs in the U.S. for January 2025 was $4.95. A 41.1 percent increase would push the average cost of a ...

Amid soaring egg prices related to the ongoing bird flu outbreak, a fast food chain beloved for its breakfast sandwiches has vowed not to charge extra for eggs.

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As bird flu, also known as H5N1, spreads across the country, experts are concerned about the potential for undetected transfer and mutations.

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The Trump administration believes a renewed emphasis on biosecurity can help in the battle against bird flu and ease egg ...

The decision marks a rebuke of an idea floated by Trump administration officials in recent weeks to change the policy. More than 35 million birds have been killed in response to bird flu outbreaks in ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might help explain why most reported human cases of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S. have not resulted in lethal ... Backyard Poultry ...

With an emphasis on farms tightening their measures to prevent bird flu's spread ... import about 70-100 million eggs from abroad in the coming months, Rollins said. But there were 7.57 billion ...