Good to know someone mention inflation here. Here are some reasons why so many delay and rising price.
1. Inflation. There are too much money flooded out from the Federal Reserve and Central bank of all the countries. This make all the material cost rising a lot and keep rising. For example the steel plate, now its price is almost double as April 1st 2020.
2. Epidemic. The epidemic rise the cost of labor cost in every industry. For example the sea freight market, the Epidemic makes the complete logistic industry become slower and slower. The vessel companies are making huge profit than ever because the shortage of freight capacity, and they love to keep the current situation that shortage of freight capacity. For example the 40' container price from China to USA was $3000 in April 2020, now I think it's more than $10000. Vessels from China to USA is not the worst one, the container from Vietnam and India to USA now is $15000+, the sea port capacity and basic construction there is worse than Chinese port.
Like the Woodland Miles WC68
chipper, assume a 40' container can load 40 units, so every unit should rise (10000-3000)/40= $175 to cover the rising freight cost. Plus the rising cost of material, Woodland Miles has to rise more than $300 to cover the cost.
In this situation, the importers either choose to wait and watch the market, or rise the price. Obviously Woodland Miles choose to wait.
The central banks released so much money to the world, the inflation will follow surely. Now the question is how to collect these money back. Maybe the central banks never planned to collect them back.
Anyway, we regular people can't do anything with these big things. What we can do is that keep hard working and take care of our family.