Here's what was posted on one of the forums I belong to: I received this from one of my fragrance suppliers that I deal with, he is mainly talking about Patchouli being used in some of their fragrances. I know of at least 2 fragrance oils that I stock that contain Patchouli. This is going to be a nightmare. Please read the following: There is a serious situation in the marketplace with Patchouli Oil. Due to severe crop damage from adverse weather conditions over the past 6-9 months, prices have more than tripled. Depending on the usage level in certain fragrances, we have seen costs more than double. In fact, our suppliers are no longer honoring our contract price. What this all means is that we can no longer offer certain fragrances at their current prices. We are going through our entire database to decipher which fragrances are impacted the most. We will be contacting you over the next few weeks to discuss if any current selling fragrances or recent submitted samples are affected. According to our sources, it's going to probably get worse before it gets better. We are working on modifications to see if we can create the same fragrance using alternative patchouli replacements. We will keep you posted.