The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, as well as increase imports of eggs, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday.

The USDA warns egg prices could rise another 41% this year. In an interview with CBS News Texas Monday, Rollins said, "Day one I'm sworn in and go to my new office at USDA headqua

The Trump administration outlined a $1 billion effort to lower the price of eggs that centers on biosecurity efforts to curb the spread of avian influenza. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, confirmed to the post earlier this month,

The Trump administration will allocate up to $1B to prevent the spread of bird flu and boost egg imports, Reuters reported, quoting the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, on Wednesday. She delivered the remarks at a conference of state agriculture officials against a backdrop of a three-year bird flu outbreak that has led to the death