Warner says there are bound to be bargains and online sales out there. It's still worth holding out hope for a Christmas miracle.
ports is to get even worse during the holiday season, exacerbated by Americans' online shopping.Īll of this means that you can expect to pay at least 20% more for your Tannenbaum, whether real or artificial.īut don't despair.
'The great majority of our artificial Christmas trees are manufactured in China, and Christmas trees and pretty much every other consumer good is languishing either out at sea or hasn't shipped yet,' Warner explains.Įxperts expect the bottleneck at U.S. Such events are driven by climate change and could become more common as the Earth warms.Īnd even artificial trees are feeling the burn, thanks to ongoing global supply chain issues. Jami Warner, the executive director of the American Christmas Tree Association, tells NPR that both environmental and economic factors are to blame.Įxtreme weather events like wildfires, droughts and floods have made this an especially challenging season for growers. We don't want to be Grinches, but we do want to give you a heads-up about some important holiday news: Christmas trees may be harder to find than usual.