The vice president of the egg unlimited Bryan Moskogiyuri explains why the prices of the eggs will continue to rise as bird flu slows out outage production.
Cost of eggs skyrocketing Efforts to smuggle them on the southern border have inspired an urgeon.
Los Angeles Times reported that according to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the shell eggs seized at the ports of admission between October 2024 and February increased by 29% compared to the same time period last year.
The egg farmer hit the bird flu hard, described the ‘nightmare’ to lose 3 herds
According to media reports, a bird flu outbreak in the US caused millions of chickens, disrupting egg production and pushing prices more. (Cellle guns / Anadolu through Getty Image / Getty Image)
“It is common to obtain some grocery or medicine and cross the border,” Joquin Lucain, Executive Director, Joquin Luchen Smart border alliancetold NBC San DiegoAnd he said that people cannot realize that raw eggs are in the prohibited list.
On Monday, Sydney Aki, director of the Field Operations of CBP, said his office has seen an increase in the number of eggs at the ports of entry.
“As a reminder, without cooked eggs fails to declare agricultural objects in American failure from Mexico, resulting in punishment of up to $ 10,000,” he wrote on X.
Experts say that egg prices are never low
US Customs and Border Security Headquarters is painted at Washington, DC (Al Drago / Bloomberg Getty Image / Getty Image)
Avian influenza, or bird flu, has increased the price of a dozen eggs.
Amidst the lack of eggs, Turkey has promised to move and fill the zero inside.
Ibrahim Afyon, president of the Egg Producers Central Union in Türkiye, told Reuters on Wednesday that a total of “15,000 tonnes (33 million pounds) eggs – equal to 700 containers – will be sent to America”
The shipment is part of an early agreement between Türkiye and the US that will continue until July 2025.
Cage free eggs are seen at a costco store in Florida. (Lindsay Nicolson/UCG/Universal Image Group Getty Image/Getty Image)
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“Exports will be with essential authorities through our member companies, while two firms will coordinate the process,” said AFYON.
