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Rising commodity prices

New Toilet Paper Shortage Could Be Coming, But Not For Reason You Think New Toilet Paper Shortage Could Be Coming, But Not For Reason You Think
New Toilet Paper Shortage Could Be Coming, But Not For Reason You Think A year ago, customers were stripping shelves bare of toilet paper and other essential items at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, consumers may face a new shortage, as well as price increases, but this time it is not the fault of the virus outbreak. According to reports, rising wood prices are causing the price of toiletries to go up as companies scramble to get the wood pulp that is used to produce toilet paper. The price of pulp is on the rise for various reasons, including global shipping delays and a slow recovery from COVID in some of the countries largely responsible for purch…