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Brooke Rollins: “The number of birds infected dropped almost 50% since that…”

Featuring: Brooke Rollins, Republican | United States Secretary of Agriculture | National

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HPAI cases in commercial poultry and turkey flocks are down 61% since last year. We of course invested a significant amount of money in biosecurity and in partnering with our great egg farmers around the country. And The number of birds infected dropped almost 50% since that plan launched. And along with eggs, the cost of other staples has continued to decline, including butter, potatoes, berries, many more vegetables, proteins, yogurts, et cetera. We are taking all threats to our producers extremely seriously. (06:05–06:10)

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