From Trading Economics today:
Figure 1: Gray line is TradingEconomics forecast. Orange line at 1/21/2025. Source: TradingEconomics, accessed 2/27/2025.
Egg prices as measured here have risen 22% since 1/21.
Interestingly, for at least the past couple of weeks, even as egg prices have risen, the terminal point forecast from TradingEconomics has remained the same.
Not sure USDA Secretary Rollins’s plan will dramatically change this trend. I do experience some cognitive dissonance as I read of the possible use of vaccination to treat bird flu, while other parts of the administration (HHS) are considering slow-walking new vaccines for people.
