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<blockquote data-quote="DaveTN" data-source="post: 5833661" data-attributes="member: 3052"><p>From Hodgdon January 12, 2023.....</p><p></p><p><strong>POWDER UPDATE 2023</strong></p><p>QUICK SUMMARY: In 2023, we anticipate powder availability to return to Pre-COVID conditions. Our powders will be readily available on dealer shelves and for purchase on our website. While demand has remained at a record high for now nearly 3 years, we look forward to closing the gap between demand and supply and thank you for your patience.</p><p></p><p><strong>WILL ALL YOUR POWDERS BE READILY AVAILABLE?</strong></p><p>While there are some exceptions such as our Enduron and Trail Boss powders, the majority of our powders will be easily located via various retailers.</p><p></p><p><strong>WHY CAN'T HODGDON MAKE MORE POWDER?</strong></p><p>We wish it were that simple - what we have experienced since 2020 is a demand issue and not a supply issue. The reality is we are doing everything possible to maximize shipments to our customers, including running overtime in production, packaging and shipping areas and working with our shipping partners to add new inbound and outbound shipping options. During the past 3 years, we broke record after record for powder shipments. We learned what worked best in terms of distribution and will continue to maximize all efforts to maintain this high level of shipping.</p><p></p><p><strong>WILL HODGDON BUILD ANOTHER PLANT TO KEEP UP WITH FUTURE SPIKES IN DEMAND?</strong></p><p>A new powder production facility would require an investment far beyond our finances and no financial institution would finance this type of building project. While the past 3 years of demand appears to be different from demand spikes in the last 20 years, the "normal" powder <strong>demand for the U.S. would not support an additional manufacturing plant.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>WHY IS HODGDON SELLING POWDER TO AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS?</strong></p><p>Our focus is the handloading enthusiast. Yes, we sell some powder to strategic, mostly smaller ammunition manufacturers, but that is a small part of our business. The heart of our business is smokeless powder for the handloading enthusiast. Every day, we receive calls from potential OEM customers who are looking for powder to load in ammunition. Every day, we politely decline this new business so we can focus on our long-term customers and sales channels and most importantly, our costumers who have supported us for decades.</p><p></p><p>From January 25, 2021....</p><p></p><p><strong>WHY IS THE PRICE OF POWDER SO HIGH ON THE INTERNET?</strong> We do not set sale prices or MSRPs for the price of our powders at retail, nor do we encourage any of our retailers or dealers to sell on auction sites, but we cannot control what happens after we sell to our traditional sales channels</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaveTN, post: 5833661, member: 3052"] From Hodgdon January 12, 2023..... [B]POWDER UPDATE 2023[/B] QUICK SUMMARY: In 2023, we anticipate powder availability to return to Pre-COVID conditions. Our powders will be readily available on dealer shelves and for purchase on our website. While demand has remained at a record high for now nearly 3 years, we look forward to closing the gap between demand and supply and thank you for your patience. [B]WILL ALL YOUR POWDERS BE READILY AVAILABLE?[/B] While there are some exceptions such as our Enduron and Trail Boss powders, the majority of our powders will be easily located via various retailers. [B]WHY CAN'T HODGDON MAKE MORE POWDER?[/B] We wish it were that simple - what we have experienced since 2020 is a demand issue and not a supply issue. The reality is we are doing everything possible to maximize shipments to our customers, including running overtime in production, packaging and shipping areas and working with our shipping partners to add new inbound and outbound shipping options. During the past 3 years, we broke record after record for powder shipments. We learned what worked best in terms of distribution and will continue to maximize all efforts to maintain this high level of shipping. [B]WILL HODGDON BUILD ANOTHER PLANT TO KEEP UP WITH FUTURE SPIKES IN DEMAND?[/B] A new powder production facility would require an investment far beyond our finances and no financial institution would finance this type of building project. While the past 3 years of demand appears to be different from demand spikes in the last 20 years, the "normal" powder [B]demand for the U.S. would not support an additional manufacturing plant. WHY IS HODGDON SELLING POWDER TO AMMUNITION MANUFACTURERS?[/B] Our focus is the handloading enthusiast. Yes, we sell some powder to strategic, mostly smaller ammunition manufacturers, but that is a small part of our business. The heart of our business is smokeless powder for the handloading enthusiast. Every day, we receive calls from potential OEM customers who are looking for powder to load in ammunition. Every day, we politely decline this new business so we can focus on our long-term customers and sales channels and most importantly, our costumers who have supported us for decades. From January 25, 2021.... [B]WHY IS THE PRICE OF POWDER SO HIGH ON THE INTERNET?[/B] We do not set sale prices or MSRPs for the price of our powders at retail, nor do we encourage any of our retailers or dealers to sell on auction sites, but we cannot control what happens after we sell to our traditional sales channels [/QUOTE]
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