GAINESVILLE, Ga. — While several factors continue to keep prices fluctuating, such as avian influenza, egg availability and trade tariffs, for the poultry industry the focus is also on illegal activity. Agents along the U.S. border with Mexico and Canada have seen a rise in smuggling — of eggs.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Diego, Calif., Field Office reports a 158 percent increase in egg interceptions since last year. Bringing agricultural products, especially raw eggs, across the border is prohibited. Raw eggs, or used egg cartons, are not only a bird flu hazard, but can also spread. . .
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