The cost of the fake Christmas trees is set to jump up to 66 percent thanks to ongoing global supply issues and a shipping container shortage.

Balsam Hill, an artificial tree company based in California, is selling its four-and-a-half-foot tall Grand Canyon Cedar Tree for $499 this year, which is $199 more than it cost in 2020. Meanwhile, Treetime, an Illinois-based company, says the cost of shipping has jumped by 500 percent, and it’s aiming to raise the prices of its trees by no more than 20 percent.

Balsam Hill says due to issues with the global supply chain, tree inventory is down by 22 percent, with stock of other decorations down by 42 percent.

Source: DailyMail