US EditionMore egg product seizures than fentanyl seizures at the U.S. border so far this year
- US Border agents seized 3,768 poultry-related products, exceeding the 352 fentanyl seizures this year, according to The Telegraph.
- Egg smuggling increased by 36% since October, driven by U.S. Egg prices averaging $5.90 per dozen.
- In New York City, complaints about illegal egg price gouging are up more than 840% in 2025, with reports of prices between $11.99 and $15.99 per dozen.
- The USDA announced a $1 billion plan to stabilize supply, while import plans from South Korea and Turkey aim to ease high egg prices.
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Periodic cooking of eggs
Egg cooks are challenged by the two-phase structure: albumen and yolk require two cooking temperatures. Separation or a compromise temperature to the detriment of food safety or taste preference are the options. In the present article, we find that it is possible to cook albumen and yolk at two temperatures without separation by using periodic boundary conditions in the energy transport problem. Through mathematical modeling and subsequent simul…
U.S. border officials have caught more people with eggs than fentanyl this year
U.S. President Donald Trump has made stopping fentanyl at both the northern and southern borders one of his administration's top priorities, but American law enforcement data shows that another commodity appears far more often in seizures: eggs.
Egg smuggling attempts into the U.S.
By Heriberto Perez Click here for updates on this story EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Several borderland residents continue to try to cross eggs from Mexico into the U.S. due to rising prices north of the border. “Nationally we can report that there has been a 48% increase in eggs being detained at all ports of entry this fiscal year (October 2024 to March 2025) when compared to the same time last fiscal year (October 2023 – March 2024),” said a s…
Officials cracking down on egg smugglers as retailers exploit falling wholesale prices
With bird flu and inflation in ascendance during the winter months, egg smuggling became a thing. "Egg interceptions," as CBC puts it, "are up 116% so far this year." Officials made 3,254 seizures of eggs in January and February, according to U.S. — Read the rest The post Officials cracking down on egg smugglers as retailers exploit falling wholesale prices appeared first on Boing Boing.
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