“Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow”, recites an ancient popular proverb. An invitation to be satisfied and not to challenge the fate. And it seems that in the United States they are taking it literally. As the historical newspaper Wall Street Journal denounces, Overseas, egg prices have grown dizzyingly. For a dozen you get to spend up to twenty dollars. Thus American citizens are in termination to stem the problem.
As? Resorting to smuggling. More and more people decide to buy the precious product in Mexico, where they manage to conclude business for a small sum of money. The plan is simple: you cross the border, you buy the eggs and then you return happy to the United States to enjoy the well -deserved meal. Too bad that the practice, provided that it is effective, is illegal. The Department of Agriculture of the USA, in fact, prohibits this type of import because they could be a vehicle of diseases. However, the border agents of El Paso, in Texas, now have only one concern. Enough methamphetamines or irregular immigrants. The new criminals must be kept under control, armed to the teeth with trays filled with eggs.
THERonia aside, the increase in prices is due to the co -presence of several factors. First of all, an epidemic of avian influenza that decimated the US hens. Now a government response is also expected to be a federal level. Also because the story may have repercussions on Trump’s popularity within the country. The first steps were taken by the Department of Justice: the idea is to open an investigation to understand the causes of the crisis. And above all to shed light on a possible responsibility of the great producers. Have they carried on strategies to increase prices? Answers are sought. Help comes from Türkiye: Ankara started sending 16 thousand tons of eggs to the United States.
Meanwhile, at the borders it is a continuous coming and going of machines. And the checks are tightened. Usually the agents proceed with the confiscation of the products, but without emitting fines. Even if there were cases of arrest. But now there is a new problem on the horizon: Easter. Many travelers will transport Cascarones, the famous festive eggs widespread in Mexico. Nonetheless, the authorities have no intention of selling: “We will allow a dozen traveler,” they have proclaimed. Given the crisis in progress, isn’t a hen better today so as to have more eggs tomorrow?
