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Congestion of cargo ships at ports, quadrupling of average container freight rates.<\/span>?Christmas tree prices have skyrocketed in the United States ?<\/span><\/p>\n Christmas is still some way off, but the price of Christmas trees in the US is already soaring.?<\/span> Some Christmas tree retailers in the US have raised prices by 20% to 25% to cope with soaring shipping costs, foreign media reported.?<\/span> They warned that deliveries from overseas producers were being affected by congestion in distribution networks from Asia to Chicago yards in the US. ?<\/span><\/p>\n In addition, the ongoing heat wave and drought in many parts of the United States this year has had a devastating effect on many trees, threatening even the large number of Christmas trees planted in the Pacific Northwest and threatening to run out of some popular varieties this year.?<\/span> American consumers facing a shortage of Christmas trees and soaring prices may have to buy artificial ones for the holidays. ?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"