Over regulation on many parts of the supply chain from production to transport was exposed during covid, when reporters finally started investigating. Some exa

Over regulation on many parts of the supply chain from production to transport was exposed during covid, when reporters finally started investigating. Some examples. We learned the lack of producers of meat at the local level, and 4 major meat producers, 2 owned by china. Allowing mobile butchers and mom/pop meat processing centers helped in some states. Trucking industry at ports in california showed a bunch of issues, union jobs at cranes, non overlapping shifts, limited warehouse space, limited cargo container space, lines to get cargo containers, long lines and lack of roads into and out of ports and depots. The dumping of perishable goods made for wholesale that cant be turned into retail consumer goods. The lack of consumer sized containers. Just in time delivery meaning many ingredients stopped entire production lines. Price hikes by middle men in the meat industry actually did a price hike on beef, while paying farmers less. Many states already have lawsuits and investigations into the price gouging on beef. Gas prices due to state gas taxes, limited oil supply, trucking insurance, driver retirement, while allowing mexican trucks on the road who pay less in operational costs. I read the average age of a truck driver is retirement age already. And truck driver union is one of the largest unions out. Then you put CARB EPA controls on trucks, and truckers have to buy NEW TRUCKS to deliver goods in california. Most people dont have 150k-200k to drop on a new truck, so they just avoid california. State licenses, permits, inspections, pushing artificial limits on cottage foods and small/urban farmers. Or even bans on products, such as raw milk or unpasteurized ciders. Taxes on inventory, double taxing on ingredients, triple taxing on the producer/shipper/wholesale cycle. Taxes add up, and someone has to pay. Theres so much more, thats causing all these problems, and inflation/covid/greed/taxes/regulations/supply chain is really starting to show with insanely high prices.