Scrapping and adapting

Prices down here are changing as well. Shred has bounced between .05/lb and .055 a lb, which is not horrible but it has forced me to start taking things apart to make up the difference. Short steel is still doing well at .0825/lb. Aluminum is down to .30/lb and breakage floats around .06/lb which is not worth separating. Motors are around .08/lb. Prices are dropping and it's a little scary to see where the market will be 6 months out. The new regulations and tariffs have severely affected "dirty' metals and low value stuff like motors, copper bearing, and copper wire. My yards now require plug ends and any trash cut out of wire whereas three months ago it was okay to leave them on. Very frustrating but there is less competition. Still making okay money in the long run and still turning a profit which is all I care about.