Shortage of .22lr inexpensive ammo? (US)

[gimgim]

I haven't bought in a while and what I have should last until Jan, so it's time for me to start shopping around.
I usually shoot Fiocchi SV (or CCI, Eley Club, Eley Target), nothing fancy.
The prices I see (where available) are 3x/4x what I have paid 1.5 years ago.
Online retailer such as Buds have little or nothing.
Any guess why? Covid? Elections? Preppers getting ready to fight zombie squirrels?

[Shooterer]

This (below) along with the elections is my guess.

"Nearly five million new gun owners have joined the 100 million-plus gun owners already in the U.S. in 2020, according to recent estimates from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The same data also shows that 40% of all firearms sales are going to first-time buyers."
Aug 26, 2020

[Gwhite]

One issue that would affect the supply side is that factories have probably had to alter operations to maintain social distancing between manufacturing personnel. Even if they haven't gotten hit by the bug and are working multiple shifts, that may not be able to operate anywhere near normal capacity.

I really like Aguila, but there you also have to deal with transportation & import issues.

[rpm]

I have 10,000 rounds of Wolf Match 22lr that I need to sell