According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, wholesale prices for a dozen eggs now average $4.15, down $2.70 from the week before, the USDA’s Egg Markets Overview from Friday found.

Eggs seized at US border more than fentanyl amid bird flu outbreak, federal data shows. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY. Thu, March 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM UTC. 3 min read.

CBS News reports a huge rise in “egg interceptions” — a combination of words I have never seen before — coinciding with a drop in fentanyl seizures. [Link: More egg product seizures than ...

Customs and Border Protection authorities have had more than 3,000 encounters with egg smugglers in the first two months of the year compared to 413 seizures involving Fentanyl, according to new data ...

The spike comes as U.S. egg prices continue to soar, driven by a historic avian flu outbreak decimating poultry farms nationwide. Meanwhile, fentanyl seizures have fallen 32% year-over-year.

President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.

For context, a large carton of eggs weighs a minimum of 1.5 pounds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.In a hypothetical situation where every "egg product" intercepted was a large carton ...

Federal data shows that eggs are being seized at U.S. borders more than the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a trend occurring amid an ongoing bird flu outbreak causing poultry shortages across the ...