As the price for a dozen eggs skyrockets in the United States, reaching as high as $7 in California, and nearly $9 in New York City, Customs and Border Protection have reported a 108 percent increase in egg seizures and smuggling attempts at the U.S. southern border.
A 30-count carton of eggs just across the southern border in Juarez, Mexico is $3.40, which is a steal compared to the astronomical prices seen domestically. Federal law, however, prohibits bringing eggs or poultry into the United States. Border agents enforce a hefty $10,000 fine for undeclared and illegal commercial imports, and a $300 fine for individuals caught smuggling in any of these products.
“‘My advice is, don’t bring them over,’ said CBP Supervisory Agriculture Specialist Charles Payne. ‘If you fail to declare them or try to smuggle them, you face civil penalties.'”
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Fox News reported that Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico recently saw a 64 percent increase in price for a carton of eggs. The high prices are a result of the avian flu, which caused millions of hens across the U.S. to die or be put-down.
However, some farmers have reported that the avian flu is not the main cause of the shortage, the rising inflation and high energy prices have made it harder and more expensive for farmers to maintain their operation and meet demand. Ioan Humphry, a Welsh farmer, shared a now viral video explaining the shortage from the chicken farmer’s perspective.
“Supermarkets won’t pay the farmers for the eggs. So the supermarkets have upped their prices for you the consumer but they haven’t filtered that price down to us the farmers, so our cost of producing these eggs has skyrocketed. Feed, electric, the price of new birds, that’s gone up, but our price of eggs has stayed the same. So we physically can’t afford to produce these eggs.”
Ioan Humphreys — Welsh Farmer
Ironically, the response from the federal government’s many agencies has been swift and precise regarding the egg smuggling operations. Drugs, weapons, and millions of people have been smuggled across the border for years, and yet the biggest concern seems to be that Americans might find cheaper eggs and poultry products.
“If you declare it, we’ll pick them up — no penalty issued,” Payne said. “If you fail to declare or you attempt to smuggle it, it’s going to be a penalty.”
Additionally, the shortage has created yet another opportunity for climate activists to push their dystopian nightmarish agenda on everyone else by encouraging the consumption of lab-grown meat and “plant-based eggs.”
