Trump Touts USDA Data Showing Key Protein Prices at Multiyear Lows

Trump shares Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' Labor Day post citing USDA figures on chicken, turkey, beef and pork, calling them the lowest in four-plus years.

First Published: September 7, 2026, 5:55 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump promoted a Labor Day message from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that claims chicken,Turkey, beef and pork reached their lowest prices in more than four years.

The post cites USDA data and lists chicken breast at $3.88 a pound and fresh Turkey at $1.72 a pound as the lowest since 2021. It lists beef chuck at $6.02 a pound and pork loin at $3.57 a pound as the lowest since 2022. The figures come from the Agriculture Department’s Economic Research Service using Circana, Inc.for the week ending August 23, 2026, compared with the same week in prior years, the post says.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “This Labor Day, enjoy your favorite proteins at some of their lowest prices in 4+ years. ⇓ Chicken breast: $3.88/lb – lowest since 2021. Fresh Turkey: $1.72/lb – lowest since 2021. Beef chuck: $6.02/lb – lowest since 2022. Pork loin: $3.57/lb – lowest since 2022. Happy Labor Day, America! MAKING LABOR DAY MORE AFFORDABLE. KEY PROTEINS REACH LOWEST PRICE IN YEARS.” on September 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 17th message released today, and the last post was 5 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 40 of his 646 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.

Brooke L. Rollins serves as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture in Trump’s second administration. The Senate confirmed her by a 72-28 vote on February 13, 2025, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas swore her into office that day, according to millercenter.

Secretary Brooke L. Rollins posts a message about protein prices on Truth Social on September 7, 2026.

Rollins was born on April 10, 1972, in Glen Rose, Texas, and was raised on a farm, according to millercenter. She earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural development from Texas A&M University in 1994, where she served as the first female student body president, according to millercenter. She later earned a law degree with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, served as policy director for Texas Governor Rick Perry, and led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an Austin-based conservative think tank, for 15 years, according to millercenter.

Rollins joined Trump’s first administration in the White House Office of American Innovation, and Trump appointed her acting director of the Domestic Policy Council in 2020, according to millercenter. She and Larry Kudlow founded the America First Policy Institute in 2021, where she became president and chief executive officer, according to millercenter.

Rollins sits on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and has focused on restricting foreign purchases of U.S. farmland, according to scmp. Her tenure has drawn scrutiny over a plan to relocate more than half of the department’s Washington-area employees, according to federalnewsnetwork. The League of Conservation Voters describes Rollins as a longtime conservative movement leader and a supporter of Trump’s fossil fuel policies, according to lcv.