# Secretary Rollins Provides Update on Bird Flu Strategy, Egg Prices Continue to Fall

> USDA Secretary Rollins said wholesale egg prices have dropped 64% from their record peak and retail prices have fallen 27%. She urged poultry farmers to complete biosecurity assessments before a potentially challenging fall.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24210-secretary-rollins-provides-update-on-bird-flu-strategy-egg-prices-continue-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing egg prices reflect rebuilt layer flocks after HPAI losses, which lowers near-term layer feed demand; renewed fall outbreak risk remains a bullish wildcard for feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26060-usda-invests-up-to-1-billion-to-combat-avian-flu-and-reduce-egg-prices-usda.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-29 | [US soybean futures fall on trade concerns, US planting pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11801-us-soybean-futures-fall-on-trade-concerns-us-planting-pace.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-29 | [Policy Updates: $10B in bridge payments flow to farmers, but losses still outpace support - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19677-policy-updates-10b-in-bridge-payments-flow-to-farmers-but-losses-still-outpace.md) | +0.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2025-04-22 | [EUDR Guidance Update Providing Simplification & Consulting Clarification - Bird & Bird](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25149-eudr-guidance-update-providing-simplification-and-consulting-clarification-bird.md) | +2.2% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +5.1% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -3.7% | -4.5% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/06/26/secretary-rollins-provides-update-bird-flu-strategy-egg-prices-continue-fall

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