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S5e10: Why Is The Supply Chain Bogged Down?, Ron Lisnet, Patti Miles

The Maine Question

Supply chain problems are occupying many people’s minds, especially with the holidays around the corner. Numerous newspaper stories and TV segments have featured images of cargo ships waiting for days or weeks to unload their goods from Asia into ports up and down the West Coast. Americans are witnessing shortages of many products they once took for granted, including lumber, various food items and computer chips, among others. Demand for goods has grown, yet producers are struggling to keep up after a slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this week’s episode of “The Maine Question,” Patti Miles, an associate …