Authorities say that as American eggs flourish in the United States, more and more people are trying to bring eggs to the U.S.-Mexico border.
Eggs disappeared from store shelves as bird flu outbreaks caused a decline in flock population. More and more people are popping their eggs across the border to buy.
Eggs confiscated at ports of entry were up 29% compared to the same period last year, between October and February 2024.
“It is usually common practice to do some groceries or drugs and cross the borders,” Smart Border Alliance,Tell NBC San Diegohe said, people may not realize that the list of raw eggs have been banned.
But he advises anyone with eggs to announce them at the border. The eggs will remain on the agent, but he said shoppers are more likely to be warned rather than fined.
“Imported raw eggs from Mexico [the] A statement from the CBP said the United States is generally banned due to concerns about diseases such as highly pathogenic avian influenza and gas Newcastle disease. ”
Travelers are prohibited from bringing eggs, raw chickens and live birds into the United States from Mexico, the statement said. They should also announce all agricultural products to CBP officials and agricultural experts, or face potential fines.
CBP said civil penalties for failing to declare banned agricultural products may be “scope” Up to $1,000 Non-commercial number of crimes per time. ”
Sidney K. Aki, director of field operations at San Diego for Customs and Border Protection, wrote in an article on X on January 15 that the eggs were intercepted in the entry mouth.
Average price of twelve eggs nationwide Rising Last year, the record high was $4.95 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The rise in egg prices is attributed to Avian flu outbreak That’s a crowd that runs out of chickens. In December alone, the epidemic caused more than 21 million chickens and 13 million chickens to die.
According to the USDA, the population of conventional cage chickens has been depleted by 8%.
There are 68 confirmed cases of influenza and 1 death in the United States, with outbreaks between poultry And dairy cowAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
