Manufacturers of wooden pallets are caught between lumber shortages and unpredictability in the supply chain, reported The Globe & Mail.
“We’re running flat out,” said Shawn Hicks, CEO of CPS Wood Products in Cobourg, Ont. “We can’t cut any more lumber; we can’t produce any more product. Our costs are up on every front.”
Between wait times for machinery and pressures on the labour market, boosting production is not an option, according to Hicks. “We’ve had to turn away new opportunities from big companies – we just can’t handle the extra demand.” Experts say unless pricing cools down, consumers will see costs passed on to them.
