USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined a five-point plan to lower egg prices, citing avian flu as a key factor.

The USDA will invest up to $1 billion, including $500 million for poultry biosecurity and $100 million for vaccine research.

Other measures include importing eggs, reviewing regulations like California’s Proposition 12, and funding farmers affected by avian flu, The Hill has reported.

Rollins expects the plan to stabilize prices within six months.

Written by B.C. Begley