From the editor: With egg prices at H.E.B. reaching $5.97 for a dozen large, I had to check the prices in Mexico. Several sources indicated prices ranging from $1.73 to $1.98 USD per dozen.(Eggs in Matamoros may be a bit higher, $2.14 to $2.66 USD)
Of course, bringing eggs or poultry products across from Matamoros is not allowed as the excerpt from a "Border Report" article posted below explains:
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Since the start of the year, border officers in El Paso have encountered more than 90 people attempting to import eggs from Mexico.
On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned border crossers to be aware that raw egg imports from Mexico are prohibited.
According to a news release, CBP agriculture specialists have issued 16 civil penalties totaling almost $4,000 linked to the attempted smuggling of prohibited agriculture and food products, including raw eggs.
CBP says importing raw/fresh eggs into the United States is prohibited due to concerns about diseases such as bird flu and the Virulent Newcastle disease (VND).
Additionally, raw chicken, unprocessed avian products, and live birds are prohibited from being brought into the U.S.
Travelers are encouraged to declare all agriculture products to CBP officers and agriculture specialists or face potential fines and penalties.
In the U.S., the bird flu outbreak has devastated egg and poultry farms over the past three years.
It has prompted the slaughter of roughly 160 million birds to help control the virus since the outbreak began in 2022. Most of the birds killed were egg-laying chickens, driving egg prices up to a record average high of $4.95 per dozen. The federal government has spent nearly $2 billion on the response, including almost $1.2 billion in payments to farmers to compensate them for their lost birds.
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Jim, something to ponder. Where is Eric and Donald Jr., as Musk takes over? Did you see the video of Musk's son telling Trump to leave because he is not the president. Look at Trump's face. It is a face of surrender. None of this makes sense. various agencies have now told their employees to not respond to Musk's demand they justify their job. The press has basically debunked the original claim there is a sex tape of Trump in Russian at the Ritz, Carrolton. Our intelligence services have refused the claims Trump was recruited as a KGB agent in the 80's. So, I agree referring to either claim makes the author appear desperate. But there has to be something on Trump Putin shared with Musk. None of this makes sense. While I cannot prove it, or even suggest how, Trump is compromised, and Putin and Musk are now running the show. No one believes Eric and Donald Jr, just walked away from being part of their father's administration.
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