Answering your questions about the spread of Avian Flu
Chickens rest inside a cage as they wait to be slaughtered inside the La Granja Live Poultry Corporation store on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agriculture Department predicts record egg prices could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the first new details Wednesday about its plan to battle bird flu and ease costs. With an emphasis on farms tightening their measures to prevent bird flu's spread, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the USDA will invest another $1 billion on top of the roughly $2 billion it has already spent since the outbreak began in 2022.
Guests:
Tasha Bunting
Director of Commodity Programs and Food Systems, Illinois Farm Bureau
Stephany Lewis
Clinical Assistant Professor in Zoological Medicine & Director of Wildlife Medical Clinic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emily Landon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine - Executive Director, Infection Prevention and Control, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Amy Maxmen
Public Health Local Editor and Correspondent, KFF Health News