# USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices | USDA

> USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a strategy of up to $1 billion to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza and lower egg prices. The plan includes $500 million for biosecurity, $400 million in farmer relief, and $100 million for vaccine research and other measures. It also covers expanded wildlife biosecurity assessments and possible temporary imports.

- Date: 2025-02-26 · published 2025-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26060-usda-invests-up-to-1-billion-to-combat-avian-flu-and-reduce-egg-prices-usda
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The funding targets the disease that has cut layer numbers, so it could eventually restore flock size and feed demand. Near-term effects on feed prices are limited because implementation will take time.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-26 | [Secretary Rollins Provides Update on Bird Flu Strategy, Egg Prices Continue to Fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24210-secretary-rollins-provides-update-on-bird-flu-strategy-egg-prices-continue-to.md) | +4.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-01-24 | [USDA Priorities for Farm Bill - Taxpayers for Common Sense](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66976-usda-priorities-for-farm-bill-taxpayers-for-common-sense.md) | +1.0% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [Statutory Reference Prices and the Next Farm Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30236-statutory-reference-prices-and-the-next-farm-bill-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-04-25 | [Farm Bill Primer: Trade and Export Promotion Programs - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71479-farm-bill-primer-trade-and-export-promotion-programs-everycrsreport-com.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Ukraine introduces 0.714 coefficient for minimum export prices on grains and oilseeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12804-ukraine-introduces-0-714-coefficient-for-minimum-export-prices-on-grains-and.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| SBM | 2025-12-15 | [ARS/USD: Argentina to Loosen Its Currency Policy and Build Reserves - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21798-ars-usd-argentina-to-loosen-its-currency-policy-and-build-reserves-bloomberg.md) | -0.7% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2023-02-10 | [Processed animal proteins: Is EU compound feed industry use likely to expand?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37440-processed-animal-proteins-is-eu-compound-feed-industry-use-likely-to-expand.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| SBM | 2023-08-22 | [EU Adopts New Regulation To Reduce Global Deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34614-eu-adopts-new-regulation-to-reduce-global-deforestation.md) | +3.5% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- usda.gov: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/02/26/usda-invests-1-billion-combat-avian-flu-and-reduce-egg-prices

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