Border Patrol sees uptick in egg smuggling on southern border as prices skyrocket
The skyrocketing cost of eggs has prompted an uptick in attempts to smuggle them across the southern border. There was a 29% increase in shell eggs being confiscated at ports of entry between October 2024 and February compared with the same time period last year, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Los Angeles Times reported.
Explainer: How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of hens.
Why are egg prices expensive? How 2025 bird flu egg shortage hurts average price near you
Why are egg prices so expensive right now? What is the average price during the 2025 egg shortage? What we know on why prices are up on a dozen eggs and more.
Border Patrol sees uptick in egg smuggling on southern border amid skyrocketing prices
Amid an egg shortage, Turkey has promised to step in and fill the void. Ibrahim Afyon, chairman of the Egg Producers Central Union in Turkey, on Wednesday told Reuters that a total of "15,000 ...
Safeguards for eggs amid bird flu
Commercially available eggs pass through testing, grading and inspection, with extra layers of protection in California, specifically.
$3,000 more a week just for eggs. How are Fresno breakfast spots surviving bird flu?
Breakfast restaurants all over Fresno routinely serve up that many eggs and are reeling from the cost. Bird flu, also known as H5N1 avian flu, is driving the price increase, caused by an egg shortage as millions of chickens are killed in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US to ease bird flu disruptions
Deaths of millions of laying hens are causing grocery stores to ration supplies and restaurants to raise prices for egg ...
Turkey Is Supplying 33 Million Lbs. of Eggs to the U.S. amid Shortage Due to Bird Flu Outbreak
With bird flu hindering the nation's egg production, Turkey has announced they will export eggs to the U.S. through July as part of a preliminary agreement ...
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Price of eggs forces Trump to rehire fired bird flu experts; in NYC a dozen sells for over US$ 12
US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who ...
Why is Turkey sending thousands of tonnes of eggs to US buyers?
A preliminary agreement between the two countries means 15,000 tonnes of eggs will be sent to the US by July. View on ...
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Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...
West Michigan egg producer calls for bird flu vaccinations
A major West Michigan egg producer is calling for the vaccination of egg-laying hens to protect against the bird flu. (Feb.