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American shoppers should expect to have fewer choices and pay up to 30% more for both artificial and live trees this Christmas, industry officials said.
Record-breaking heat and wildfires in late June took a heavy toll on Christmas tree farms in Oregon and Washington, two of the nation’s largest growers.
Record-breaking heat and wildfires in late June took a heavy toll on Christmas tree farms in Oregon and Washington, two of the nation’s largest growers.
Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy
Even Christmas trees are not immune to COVID-19 pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the US economy. Extreme weather and supply chain disruptions have reduced supplies of real and artificial trees this season. US shoppers should expect to have fewer choices and pay up to 30 percent more for both types this Christmas, industry officials said. “It’s a double whammy — weather and supply chain problems are really hampering the industry,” said Jami Warner, executive director of the American Christmas Tree Association, an industry trade group. “Growers have been hard hit by fl...