Demand for concrete appears to have only increased after Congress passed the $1 trillion infrastructure package to upgrade America's roads, bridges and tunnels.
Concrete is the foundation of just about everything. It's used to construct buildings, highways, bridges, roads and more.
"In the short-term, we continue to have the supply chain difficulties, particularly in certain markets, and so prices are rising," Anirban Basu, chief economist for the national construction industry trade association Associated Builders and Contractors, told CNBC. "So right now, apparently, supply is not rising up to meet demand."
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