It's possible that the yard has not fulfilled a contract previous to the dramatic price increase? When a yard locks its price with a broker, the yard has to hedge how much material he's selling to the broker before he's locked in. Then it becomes a contract. Depending on yard size, typical lot size is 44,000 lbs(semi load) for a decent yard. Thats my hypothesis, a possible variable to the problem your having. Where are you located?
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