According to the San Diego Field Office, officers have seen a rise is in the number of eggs intercepted at its ports of entry.
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Director of Field Operations for the San Diego Secto Jennifer De La O issued a reminder, saying uncooked eggs are prohibited entry from Mexico into the U.S. Failure to declare agriculture items can result in penalties of up to $10,000.
Nationwide, millions of chickens have died due to exposure to the avian flu. Plus, with a higher cost of feed and labor means prices are going up and there are sometimes shortages on the shelves.
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The price of eggs hit a peak of $7.50 a dozen in December. It has since gone down a bit to $5.97 a dozen on Tuesday - which is more than double the price from a year ago.