Border officials are seeing more seizures of eggs as prices continue to rise amid soaring costs.
Poultry farmers across the country are on edge as the highly pathogenic avian influenza is on the rise in the U.S., with more than 24 states impacted since the start of 2022.
"My advice is, don’t bring them over," CBP Supervisory Agriculture Specialist Charles Payne told the outlet. "If you fail to declare them or try to smuggle them, you face civil penalties." In December, egg prices climbed the most in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico, according to retail data firm Datasembly, which collects real-time data from over 200 retailers across North America includingA carton of 12 eggs increased over 64% in all the aforementioned states, according to the retail data firm. That compares to the 18% increase seen in states such as Oregon, California and Washington, according to the data.
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