An egg of 50 rupees … there was a ruckus in the US due to the death of chickens, Biden played, Trump is also watching

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Last Updated:February 02, 2025, 08:52 IST

Egg Crisis in America: With Trump coming to power, there are many types of orders. However, there has been a different crisis in America. During the election campaign, he promised to overcome this crisis. But this crisis …Read more

For whom did America create outcry?

Egg Crisis in America: The people of America are facing a different type of inflation. Before America came to power, Trump promised concessions in the prices of growing eggs and grocery. But in the last three years, the death of more than 14 million egg chickens in the US and on the go, which has become a headache for Biden’s inflation. There is an outcry in the public for the eggs. The price of eggs is touching the record. People are forced to eggs in the bitter cold.

President Donald Trump promised to reduce the prices of groceries including eggs. 20 January has been more than 10 days. The prices of eggs have not declined since assuming office. White House Press Secretary Caroline Lewit convicted former President Joe Biden’s ‘inflationary policies’ for this in his first on-camera news briefing on 28 January.

Lewitt said that the Biden Administration and the US Agriculture Department ‘order to kill more than 100 million chickens, due to which the supply of chickens in this country has decreased, hence the supply of eggs has decreased, which is decreasing. ‘ After Levit’s statement, there has been a debate in the whole of America as to why this inflation is increasing.

1. First reason- was killed to stop the spread of avian influenza or bird flu in chickens.
2. Secondly, the USDA has been a long-time policy of killing the entire flock of birds when the bird flu is detected. The action taken during Trump’s first rule is also included.

Which inflation from Biden period
The prices of eggs increased during Biden’s tenure. In February 2021, increased from $ 1.60 per dozen to $ 4.10 in December 2024. The January food price forecast of the Agriculture Department states that this year the prices of eggs may increase by about 20 percent. A spokesperson for a company, which monitors prices, said that some dozen big eggs in America cost more than $ 7.

Why and how many chickens were killed
According to the US Department of Agriculture, 14 million more birds including chickens, turkey, ducks and giz have died since February 8, 2022. The chickens laying 10 million eggs are dead from 2022. It is not clear that how many were killed or died of virus. Let us tell you that 1 person has died of bird flu in America.