The market for USB Flash memory components is in meltdown right now with prices being adjusted by the factories several times a day. And for clarity the prices are going up and up rapidly with some factories pushing prices up by around 20% in the last 7 days.

The underlying cause is two fold:

1) The forthcoming 5 day public holiday is causing panic buying as assembly plants that put together the Flash Memory Sticks try to buy stock. The recent slowdown in sales has stripped out the “fat” that was around in the market so even the smallest event (such as a weeks holiday) is having a dramatic impact on pricing.

2) The large order placed by Apple Corp for its i-Pods is still causing a shortage of supply of Flash Nand Chips.

Prices are not expected to steady until October.

Tags: flash prices, memory stick prices, usb memory stick prices

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