The demand has resulted in supply constraints, extended lead times and recently limited product availability at stores and online, a company spokesperson said in a statement, according to CNN.

What happened to Ball Mason jars?

Today, the Ball brand mason jars and home canning supplies belongs to Newell Brands. Other distributers I spoke to relayed not being able to give any estimates of when they could fulfill orders due to an increased demand on their supplier.

Did Ball canning jars go out of business?

Newell Brands, the company who produces Ball major jars, has made the decision to close manufacturing operations in Muncie beginning next summer. Parts manufactured during the assembly of their iconic mason jars will be outsourced to a facility in Columbus, Ohio.

Why are canning lids out of stock everywhere?

A shortage of canning supplies made perfect sense last year, following a surge in home vegetable gardening during the pandemic (Post #G21, August 2020). Demand was way up and theres a long lag involved in ramping up production. Manufacturers saw the shortage coming but there wasnt much they could do about it.