{"id":19503,"date":"2021-09-09T13:48:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/?p=19503"},"modified":"2021-09-09T13:48:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T13:48:04","slug":"supply-chain-constraints-ahead-of-2021-christmas-tree-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/supply-chain-constraints-ahead-of-2021-christmas-tree-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain Constraints Ahead of 2021 Christmas Tree Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- Christmas tree farmers are projecting supply chain constraints and increased costs ahead of the 2021 holiday season. Even though the holidays are a few months away, Christmas tree vendors are&nbsp;predicting&nbsp;the possibility of increased costs due to COVID-19.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The demand for Christmas trees&nbsp;this year could&nbsp;mean a decrease in&nbsp;profit for retailers&nbsp;and&nbsp;farmers.&nbsp;This will be the second consecutive year experts&nbsp;say&nbsp;the pandemic&nbsp;could have an economic impact on&nbsp;the&nbsp;seasonal good.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;Industry experts are concerned about&nbsp;th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;employees&nbsp;able&nbsp;to&nbsp;cut down&nbsp;trees&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">along with&nbsp;concern&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">towards&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of carriers&nbsp;available&nbsp;to move&nbsp;loads.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Causes&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Labor&nbsp;shortages<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Freight costs&nbsp;spike<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increased overhead&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increased transit times<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Where are Christmas Trees Grown?&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The largest Christmas tree growing states&nbsp;varies across the United States.&nbsp;Oregon&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">grows&nbsp;8.5 million trees annually,&nbsp;North Carolina, 5.4 million trees annually,&nbsp;Michigan, 1.3 million trees annually, along with&nbsp;Pennsylvania,&nbsp;Wisconsin and&nbsp;Washington.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.extension.illinois.edu\/trees\/facts.cfm\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">University of Illinois Extension<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;Michigan ranks third among all states in the production of&nbsp;live<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Christmas trees, but grows a larger variety compared to any other state.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How&nbsp;Loads&nbsp;are&nbsp;Moved&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christmas trees require specific shipping conditions. Trees are either moved in Dry Vans or Refrigerated trucks with temperature control. The&nbsp;general rule of thumb when shipping trees is to deliver them as&nbsp;efficiently&nbsp;as possible.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA):<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Approximately&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">25-to-30&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">million&nbsp;live&nbsp;Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are close to 15,000 farms growing Christmas trees in the U.S.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For every Christmas tree harvest, 1-to-3 seedlings are planted in the spring.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Costs&nbsp;Expected to Rise<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the pattern&nbsp;of labor shortages&nbsp;this year, the price of shipping and freight will potentially play a factor&nbsp;in&nbsp;moving trees.&nbsp;The rise in online shopping during the pandemic&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has&nbsp;increased&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">freight costs, which has pushed the tree industry to pay more in overhead for commodities such as fertilizer and netting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The number of miles a truck has to drive and the amount of diesel&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;used&nbsp;to move trees&nbsp;also&nbsp;contributes to the overall&nbsp;price of shipping. This&nbsp;will&nbsp;project to&nbsp;mostly impact&nbsp;organizations and retailers that have to pay for inventory shipping.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">FWF\u2019s&nbsp;Elite Service&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/carriers\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FWF\u2019s industry-leading service and reliability<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our shipping services allow transporting Christmas trees&nbsp;to be&nbsp;on-time and&nbsp;delivered as&nbsp;safely&nbsp;as&nbsp;possible.&nbsp;We aim to&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">create long-term relationships with customers, carriers, and vendors built through unparalleled service.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p aria-level=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/customers\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dry Van<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Through our extensive carrier network, we match the right carrier for every load. We secure capacity with the safest and most reliable trucking companies in the industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-level=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/customers\/\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Refrigerated<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our advanced transportation management system, experts, and pre-qualified carrier network allow close monitoring throughout your supply chain.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overview&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/fwf-corporate-responsibility\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FWF<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we focus on trustworthy and honest communication to guarantee your shipments are handled with industry-leading service and reliability.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwf.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">FWF<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;solidifies the most vital link in your supply chain by connecting suppliers with consumers in industries across North America.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- Christmas tree farmers are projecting supply chain constraints and increased costs ahead of the 2021 holiday season. 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