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Inflation and Supply Chain Shortages

Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger

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Supply Chain Bottlenecks Could Ruin American's Holiday Plants

Grocery stores are already struggling to fill empty shelves, and people can expect to pay record high prices for their holiday food. The us t a says there isn't actually a turkey shortage this year but that doesn't mean you're not going to be paying more. Most of our canned and purade pumpkins come from illinois, which was hit hard by a fungus this year. Aluminum suppliers can't get their hands on enough magnesium, which is produced in china and an important part of the aluminum making process. Farms are having a tough time all around because of wood shortages needed for shipping and labor shortages,. especially migrant farm workers who weren't allowed in the country during the pandemic

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