U.S. Customs in Texas has stopped more than 90 people from smuggling eggs into the country this year as bird flu ratchets up prices

A woman holds a carton of eggs and looks at an empty refrigerated shelf at a grocery store. (Credit: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu—Getty Images)

• U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in Texas have encountered nearly 100 people attempting to bring eggs across the U.S.-Mexico border into America. Egg prices in the U.S. are the highest on record as the bird flu devastates U.S. poultry farms. The U.S. bans travelers from bringing raw eggs and poultry across the border for fear of them containing avian diseases.

As egg prices in the U.S. reach record highs, some individuals are trying to slip their eggs across the border.