SAN DIEGO — The egg shortage in the United States has led to an increase in people smuggling raw eggs and poultry across the border, says U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Across the United States, egg supply is down and prices are up because of an outbreak of avian flu that has plagued the country since last February. More than 57 million birds have been affected by avian flu across the country, says data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Customs and Border Protection points to the rising prices of eggs as a reason for the spike in confiscated poultry at the border. Nationally, egg prices are up 60 percent in a year, data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows.
