Way up, my Hoot buddy stopped by yesterday that makes a pile of cages every year he was not happy with his wire supply order he tried to put in, said it would raise the price per cage to $80. He sells them to cheap I keep telling him so now he has no choice but to get more for them. He has a little army of Hoot kids learning shop skills working for him they get it done a good bunch of workers.

Everything’s going up the way it looks so be prepared to pay more it sounds like.

You must be mistaken. The Fed is looking for "actual inflation" and can't find it. They must not shop. LOL
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/powell-federal-reserve-inflation-raise-interest-rates

Was looking to make some tomato cages from re enforcing wire until saw the new price. $209 a roll at Lowes here. We are back to stakes and tie em up.

Told everyone inflation was coming. Just wait.

Inflation was inevitable. We ain’t seen anything yet. Weirmar Republic here we come!

shred steel has tripled in the last year
so expect the same with anything made with steel

If told people that it's going to get worse , but I'm made out to be the dummy. Can't wait to see the egg on their face .

What isn't going up in price.

He did not quote numbers he just said he needed to get $80 a cage I told him they are well worth that but he’s a stubborn old German. He’s working the guy on a better deal but $80 is almost double so it went up a lot this buys wire by the truckload.