In recent months egg prices have gone up overall both in the U.S. and in Mexico due to inflation, supply chain issues and an outbreak of avian flu in the States, which has increased demand for the food staple across both nations. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that any illegal smuggling of eggs and poultry through the border, which in Tijuana, Mexico is $3 dollars for a dozen (approximation in Mexican pesos) cheaper compared to $7 dollars in most places in San Diego, California, will result in a heavy penalty price of $10,000 dollars for crossing it and will be confiscated on the spot. Economists predicate that the price of eggs will level out sometime in March once supply reaches demand, though producers and distributors think it may take longer depending on how many hens can produce quantities of eggs and be shipped to grocery chains all over the country. — In the U.S. the average price in eggs has increased 161% in costs nationwide from just under $3.40 dollars to what it was a year ago, $1.30 dollars, according to the Department of Agriculture. Photos for @sipausa — #photojournalism #fotoperiodismo #usmexicoborder #tijuanamexico #eggshortage #documentaryphotography (at USA-Mexico Border, Tijuana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cov1L1erq_D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=