Prices lowest in Latin America: Egg smuggling out of Bolivia rampant

According to a report by Bolivia's Opinion newspaper on the 27th, due to low prices, Bolivian eggs are often smuggled past border checks and illegally transported to other countries. These activities have led to a loss of resources in Bolivia, rising prices, and have affected legitimate egg producers in Bolivia and neighboring countries. Moreover, it has also given rise to smuggling networks. Belasco stated that among the newly discovered 23 smuggling routes, 10 lead to Chile, 3 to Peru, 2 to Argentina, 7 to Brazil, and 1 to Paraguay. Despite Bolivia deploying troops to try to curb this smuggling, the smuggling gangs still manage to find ways to bypass the checks and reach their destinations. Transporters engaged in international transport, traveling between the borders of Peru and Chile, revealed that the routes for smuggling products are varied, and control measures in border areas are not necessarily enforced. Elmer Quispe, a member of the Peruvian Egg Producers Association ...