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Trump wants lower egg prices. He's also putting tariffs on imported eggs.
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President Donald Trump demanded action to reduce egg prices in February .
Egg prices had spiked to an average of $ 5.90 per dozen in February , largely due to a bird flu epidemic.
In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to import more eggs, largely from South Korea and Turkey .
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https://www.wsj.com/business/the-u-s-plans-to-import-more-eggs-will-that-help-tame-rising-prices-71839968https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-egg-imports-meant-drive-prices-down-could-be-hit-by-tariffs-2025-04-03/https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/02/remarks-by-president-trump-before-cabinet-meeting/https://www.facebook.com/BretBaier/videos/my-interview-with-us-department-of-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-tonight-/674765721693263/https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3725.pdfhttps://thehill.com/video/trump-administration-importing-eggs-from-turkey-south-korea/10569725/
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