US Customs Agents , Seize Eggs , at the US-Mexico Border.
CBS reports that United States
customs officials are cracking down on
egg smugglers amid soaring egg prices.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
spokesman Roger Maier, Americans are trying
to smuggle eggs from Mexico across the border.
We are seeing an increase in people
attempting to cross eggs from Juarez
to El Paso because they are significantly
less expensive in Mexico than the U.S.
This is also occurring with added frequency
at other Southwest border locations, Roger Maier, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection spokesman, via CBS.
San Diego U.S. Customs and Border Protection field operations
director Jennifer De La O said in a tweet that her office , "has recently noticed an increase in
the number of eggs intercepted at our ports.".
CBS reports that failing to declare
agricultural items, like raw eggs,
can carry fines up to $10,000.
According to customs rules, federal law
prohibits certain agricultural products , "because they may carry plant pests
and foreign animal diseases.".
The USDA banned eggs
from entering the U.S.
from Mexico back in 2012. .
According to Border Report, the number of raw egg
incidents reported at the U.S. border jumped over 100% in
the last three months of 2022 compared to the year before.
According to Border Report, the number of raw egg
incidents reported at the U.S. border jumped over 100% in
the last three months of 2022 compared to the year before.
Meanwhile, the cost of eggs has surged
across the U.S. to reach an average of
$4.25 a dozen, up from just $1.79 in 2021. .
CBS reports that those prices have been driven by
increased consumer demand combined with a decrease
in domestic egg supplies due to an avian flu epidemic.