by Ian Hanchett
Breitbart.com
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins acknowledged that the United States is importing eggs to address the shortage and some of that will be impacted by tariffs, “but the market in America is already adjusting. So, I believe that you won’t see a significant increase or maybe even an increase in the price of eggs in the coming weeks, that we feel pretty confident in where that is.”
Host Bret Baier asked, [relevant exchange begins around 7:25] “Seeing what you’re seeing now, do you think prices will go up? I know we talk a lot about egg prices, and you’ve seen them go down. The weekly average price just for white, large-shell eggs just went up $0.26. But, you are importing a number of eggs to meet the shortage.”
Rollins responded, “We are.”
Baier continued, “And there’s like 328% for the month imported, almost 450% importing more than over a year ago. And, obviously, some of that, from Turkey and Mexico, is hit by a tariff, now.”