The Trump administration can break Biden’s egg price inflation. Here’s how.

Published January 31, 2025 5:50am ET



Then-President Joe Biden claimed victory in 2023 when egg prices fell by 22%, after tripling during his first two years in office. But Biden left his successor, President Donald Trump, a poultry price fiasco.

The egg price spikes helped crack the chances of a Democratic victory in 2024. Egg prices became a symbol of stubbornly high inflation and a potent political symbol for Trump in his winning a second, nonconsecutive term.

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