That's not at all the cause. It's because our supply chains and logistic networks are very tight for maximum profit and efficiency. Any disruption, like 500,000 people dieing unexpectedly, trucks being diverted to carry medical supplies or toilet paper and any overseas part delivery delays cause large ripple effects. Millions, if not billions of broiler chickens were disposed of over the last year because they couldn't get delivered or processed. Similar situations are happening all over, we are getting fewer and fewer trucks on the road each week due to routine mechanical issues that can't be fixed because the parts aren't available.

The logistics problem is continuing to spiral, ships backed up are now not returning on time so factories are backed up and forced to shutdown production.

People not in production and logistics are severely underestimating how bad this is going to be. This is the beginning of the shortages.