“Restoring stability on the egg market” is a plan presented by the American Department of Agriculture. Washington in this way wants to fight the rising prices of eggs that tease citizens.
As the Washington Post writes, the proposal of the American Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins assumes that the authorities USA They will spend half a billion dollars to “improve biological safety on poultry farms” in connection with the threat of bird flu, and 400 million will go to breeders as a financial assistance, whose herds were decimated by the virus. The epidemic of the bird group has been a problem in the US for almost two years.
Imports to the rescue
The American authorities are also to increase the import of eggs to reduce their prices. Other planned activities include investments in vaccines and changes in regulations, such as the liquidation of the so -called California proposal 12, which sets minimal requirements for space for laying hens.
Rollins emphasized that the implementation of this provision increases consumer prices. – We are convinced that the implementation of this plan will restore the stability of the egg market over the next three to six months – she said. She added that “will also ensure stability in the next four years and later.”
Egg manufacturers this time “for”?
According to “WAPO”, the government plan pre -accepted the American Egg Manufacturers Association – United Egg Producers. The newspaper recalled the announcements of the president's administration Donald Trumpaccording to which the biological safety of poultry farms is to be one of the priority spheres of public investments.
The diary reminds that in the past American egg producers refused to vaccinate chickens against bird flu. The scientific director of one of the large egg producers cited by the newspaper said that this was due to fear of limitations in export to markets that avoid meat or eggs from vaccinated birds.
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Record increase in egg prices
At the beginning of the year, the price of eggs in American stores reached a record level. In January, 12 large class A eggs cost an average of $ 4.95. This is almost twice as much as in January 2024 and nearly three dollars more than in January 2022.
According to the latest data of veterinary services cited by “WAPO”, highly virulent flu was the cause of over 166 million birds since 2022. American services also ensure that the threat to public health resulting from bird flu is low.
The American Ministry of Agriculture estimates that this year the price of eggs may increase by up to about 41 percent.
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