Rising wood prices are making your toilet paper more expensive as COVID-19 disrupts supply chains

Toilet paper: A year ago, the problem was you couldn't find it.

Now, the problem is the price, which is spiking, CNN reported.
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Toilet paper is getting more expensive because wood pulp is getting more expensive.

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That's what toilet paper is made from.

An industry analyst said the monthly pulp price increases are unprecedented, in his experience.
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Pulp prices are rising for a variety of reasons, including global shipping delays and a post-COVID recovery in China -- the world's biggest pulp buyer.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted numerous international supply chains over the last year or so. Recently, it's contributed to a chicken and flower shortage.