With supermarket egg prices now in the stratosphere, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a new kind of smuggling case to crack. CBP officials are seeing a rise in people illegally bringing eggs into border states such as Texas from Mexico, where they’re priced lower, National Public Radio reports. The U.S. average for a dozen large, Grade A eggs last month hit $4.25, more than double their $1.78 price in December 2021, according to the Consumer Price Index.