AP Spotlight Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled JOSH FUNK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Mar 2, 2025 Mar 2, 2025 Updated Feb 25, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% this year, as President Donald Trump's administration offered the first new details this past week about its plan to battle bird flu and ease the cost of eggs.kAm(:E9 2? 6>A92D:D @? E:89E6?:?8 FA 3:@D64FC:EJ @? 72C>D[ p8C:4F=EFC6 $64C6E2CJ qC@@<6 #@==:?D D2:5 E96 &$sp H:== :?G6DE 2?@E96C S` 3:==:@? @? 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