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Economy
Eggs are now so expensive Americans are smuggling them in from MEXICO – with border agents reporting a 300% jump in the number seized since prices soared
2023-02-07
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • As egg prices rise in the US some Americans are attempting to save money by purchasing them in Mexico and bringing them back across the border

  • Bringing eggs back into the US is illegal and this has led to a sharp increase in seizures at the US-Mexico border

  • US Customs and Border Protection say egg seizures have risen by 91% in El Paso, 301% in Laredo, 333% in Tucson, and 368% in San Diego compared to last year
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Out: drug dogs
In: egg mongooses
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-02-07 16:40  

#10  We are now at legal brick weed and illegal chicken eggs.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-02-07 16:38  

#9  According to Warhog's link @ #7, at least 23 fires have burned various food processing plants since January 2021. That's just a little bit suspicious.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-02-07 12:31  

#8  If they are using traditional drug smuggling techniques, I would think that the eggs would need to be hard-boiled. I will not be buying brown eggs until this all gets sorted out.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-02-07 12:00  

#7  didn't accept the link

https://patriottruths.com/now-we-know-the-real-reason-they-hate-eggs
Posted by: Warthog   2023-02-07 09:56  

#6  Why are eggs so expensive? Big Pharma doesn't like them

Make of this what you will...

Posted by: Warthog   2023-02-07 09:55  

#5  The old joke about "Grab my cock and pullet!"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-02-07 09:25  

#4  
Tractor Supply - Hoover's Hatchery Live ISA Brown Chicks, 10 ct.
$39.99 - Takes 4 to 5 months to start laying

Or you can buy grown laying hens and a rooster for $15 to $20 each from sources advertising on CL and other websites.

Chicken Feed $21ea x 6 bags to cover 4 to 5 months.

12 Square Feet Chicken Coop with Chicken Run area $199.99

Water and Food feeders $45

Total outlay for 1st Dozen Eggs, (Feed, Water , feeders & Coop) $390+/-

NOTE: strangely, many Metro areas are said to be quickly passing Anti-Poultry codes
during this EGG-mergency ☺.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-02-07 09:24  

#3  Why are they seizing them, as I understand alot of people who live on the border do their shopping in Mexico.
Posted by: Chris   2023-02-07 09:16  

#2  Nevada rancher warns inflation isn’t over: Americans should prepare to pay more for groceries
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-02-07 05:27  

#1  OW, but let the drugs flow.
Posted by: Dale   2023-02-07 04:14  

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