After reading the article below "Rising Bottle Prices Could Have People Crying in Their Beer at Octoberfest", please answer the following in this week's discussion board:

Explain the link between rising energy prices, a shortage of truck drivers, and the higher cost of beer bottles. Then explain why larger breweries are likely to feel less pain than their smaller counterparts from the increase in beer bottle prices and the shortage of bottles themselves. What does your response tell you about market power?

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