(La Porte, IN) - It’s going to cost more to pass out candy to children on Halloween.

Prices are increasing because candy makers are having difficulty getting supplies due to major back-up in the nationwide supply chain on various products. For that reason, the cost of everything from ingredients to packaging has increased.

Kristi Shafer, Vice-President of Marketing for American Licorice Company in La Porte, told “Inside Indiana Business” that the candy maker is doing everything possible to avoid raising the price for its candy again. However, Schafer said all candy makers are having trouble getting supplies quickly so they don’t run out of candy, especially during Halloween.

“You go into any store you can see the candy aisle has such gaping holes because we’re all in the same boat vying for the same materials whether it’s the sugar or the flavoring or the colorants or the big boxes it all goes into to ship,” she said.

Experts believe the national supply chain issues might not ease up for another six months to a year.