Mary Wilson
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5 hours ago
By Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC News, Washington
How do you like your eggs? Whatever your preference, avoid the ones smuggled across the border.
Attempts to smuggle eggs from Mexico or Canada can result in fines of up to $10,000 (£8,140), officials warn.
And yet, soaring egg prices in the US have tempted many to cross the border, where they can be bought for half the price, to bring back the delicate cargo,
Seizures at border posts have spiked by more than 100%.
US egg prices were up 60% in December compared to the previous year. Between 1 October and 31 December alone, egg and poultry seizures rose 108%, according to Department of Agriculture statistics.
Earlier this week, Jennifer De La O, the director of Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) San Diego Field Operations, tweeted that her office has "recently noticed an increase in the number of eggs intercepted at our ports of entry".
For some local residents, attempts to purchase eggs in Mexico come as no surprise. A local affiliate of the BBC's US partner CBS reported that a carton of a dozen eggs costs nearly $8 at some mini-markets in border communities, compared to less than $3 across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. ...
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By Bernd Debusmann Jr
BBC News, Washington
How do you like your eggs? Whatever your preference, avoid the ones smuggled across the border.
Attempts to smuggle eggs from Mexico or Canada can result in fines of up to $10,000 (£8,140), officials warn.
And yet, soaring egg prices in the US have tempted many to cross the border, where they can be bought for half the price, to bring back the delicate cargo,
Seizures at border posts have spiked by more than 100%.
US egg prices were up 60% in December compared to the previous year. Between 1 October and 31 December alone, egg and poultry seizures rose 108%, according to Department of Agriculture statistics.
Earlier this week, Jennifer De La O, the director of Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) San Diego Field Operations, tweeted that her office has "recently noticed an increase in the number of eggs intercepted at our ports of entry".
For some local residents, attempts to purchase eggs in Mexico come as no surprise. A local affiliate of the BBC's US partner CBS reported that a carton of a dozen eggs costs nearly $8 at some mini-markets in border communities, compared to less than $3 across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-c...d&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_ptr_name=twitter