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President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night that his administration’s policies were “rapidly ending” high prices for certain foods, including proteins in the U.S. diet, like beef, chicken and eggs.
However, prices for chicken and beef have increased since Trump took office in January 2025.
Egg prices have indeed fallen significantly — but, like beef prices, have been influenced more by supply-and-demand factors specific to those markets than federal policy, according to agricultural economists.
The price moves also come as the Trump administration said it was “ending the war on protein” by announcing new U.S. nutrition guidelines that emphasize protein, full-fat dairy and vegetables.
