The USDA issued its prediction on Tuesday, showing that prices for the rest of the year are expected to double the already 20 percent spike in egg prices the agency warned about a month ago.
Skyrocketing egg prices are largely the result of a widespread bird flu outbreak that forced a mass culling of egg-laying birds.
The average price for a dozen eggs went up to $4.95 — a record — more than doubling their $2.52 per dozen cost a year prior.
While eggs have become a pricy buy, the price of chicken meat has not changed much due to the bird flu.
Trump said on Friday that his Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, will do "something" about the egg prices.
