Egg Prices, ‘Woke’ Spending, and the Future of Food Aid

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins joins Fox Business to tout lower egg prices, call out “government rot,” and defend the Trump administration’s food aid decisions

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Egg Prices Plunge After Trump-Era Strategy
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins credited President Trump’s new term and aggressive USDA reforms for a nearly 60% drop in wholesale egg prices, noting the retail cost will likely follow soon. “We rolled out a big, bold plan... biosecurity, deregulation, repopulation, and importing eggs from other countries,” Rollins told Fox Business. While warning that Easter demand may cause a short-term price bump, she remained optimistic about the trajectory: “Hopefully this is the long-term trajectory as this president works to bring the prices down for all Americans.”

Rollins Takes Aim at “Woke” USDA Spending
In a pointed segment, Rollins slammed spending under the Biden administration, highlighting examples of what she called “corrupt rot” across USDA programs: “We have already canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, and there are absolutely more coming every single day,” Rollins said.

Examples she cited include:

  • $300,000 for “food justice” education for queer and transgender farmers in San Francisco.
  • $600,000 in Louisiana to study menstrual cycles of transgender men.
  • A USDA seed packet labeled with “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility”.

“It’s around every corner… insane things that literally make no sense,” Rollins stressed.

Defending Food Aid Cuts – and Launching New Ones
Rollins addressed criticism from Senate Democrats about ending a $2 billion Covid-era food purchasing program, saying it was overdue for termination: “We only canceled the back half... the states couldn’t even spend the money quickly enough.” Instead, she pointed to a newly launched $200 million food bank program focused on locally sourced, nutritious foods: “We are repurposing those funds where it really matters and where they will make a difference now,” Rollins concluded.