Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Bipartisan bill introduced to increase egg supply and help lower prices

By David B. Strickland - Poultry Times Editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com

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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill was introduced on March 19 that goes hand in hand with a National Chicken Council petition to modify or reverse regulation where the broiler industry must discard breaker eggs.

This bill, “The Lowering Egg Prices Act,” is designed to make hundreds of millions of these breaker eggs available to consumers who have recently seen record prices and product shortages. This bill was introduced by U.S. Reps. Josh Riley (D-N.Y.), along with Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-Mich.), and Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.).

“Families across upstate New. . .

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