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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64337403

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".

. . .

The EGG cartel ??? How soon does it start knocking off
rivals ?

Oh yea ... why are eggs so much cheaper in Canada ???
It's not like the virus needs a passport to cross the
imaginary line. COULD it be that avian flu is mostly
just an EXCUSE to inflate the price of eggs ???

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