As egg prices rise, so do seizures at US border

[Nil]

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Officials are warning that smuggling eggs from Mexico or Canada can result in fines up to $10,000 due to the rising egg prices in the US. Many people are tempted to cross the border to buy eggs for half the price, but seizures at border posts have spiked by over 100%. Egg prices in the US were up 60% in December compared to the previous year and seizures of eggs and poultry rose 108% between October and December, according to Department of Agriculture statistics. The director of Customs and Border Protection's San Diego Field Operations tweeted that her office has recently noticed an increase in the number of eggs intercepted at ports of entry. Individuals face civil fines of approximately $300 and those who declare their eggs may avoid fines altogether.

 

[cn]

why the fuck do you have to declare eggs to bring them across the border. you're telling me you can easily smuggle firearms across state lines but not eggs over the mexican border

 

[Nil]

why the fuck do you have to declare eggs to bring them across the border. you're telling me you can easily smuggle firearms across state lines but not eggs over the mexican border

Correct! Why? Good question.

 

[China]

smuggling eggs gotta be the easiest shit, get me a bucket full of mealworms and ill bring a kilo of eggs over.

 

[Sayaka]

If egg prices falling means letting people into the US so be it. I want breakfast

 

[Krr]

I ain’t reading all