It seems impossible to avoid Biden’s economic disaster affecting the holiday season. Now, experts say that recent supply chain issues may even cause a shortage of Christmas trees.

The Daily Wire reports:

CNBC’s Amanda Macias spoke to several executives involved in the process of importing and wholesaling Christmas trees and holiday-related goods. They expect low tree availability and high consumer demand in the weeks before Christmas.

“The demand this year is going to be extremely strong and so I think from a consumer perspective people definitely shouldn’t wait,” National Tree Company CEO Chris Butler told the outlet. “Consumers should buy now because by the time we get to Thanksgiving, which is a peak week for us, I think there’s going to be a lot of empty shelves. We’re seeing pretty strong growth right now already versus last year and so, I do think that we’re in for a big, big season this year.”

“Since May, due to backups from Covid-19, it’s been a real struggle to just get containers,” Butler remarked. “Last year we paid $2,000 to $3,000 for containers and this year we’re paying in the region of $20,000. We decided that we would pay the exorbitant rates that were being charged to make sure we got as many containers as we could.”

“If you see something you like, buy it,” American Christmas Tree Association executive director Jami Warner advised. “The quantities this year will be fewer than usual and of course the consumer will have to take the brunt of higher prices. They won’t be hugely higher but they will be higher.”