Walnuts are way overpriced

Seriously I just bought a bag 3 weeks ago for $6. That is is some bullshit. Who is eating all of the nuts? How do they even get nuts? Do they climb trees? Some sort of conveyor belt contraption? Is there a walnut disease going on? Are the recent arab uprisings also known as the Arab Spring to blame for the rising price in Walnuts and oil? If our oil isn't safe are our nuts safe from terrorists? What will the great Ron Paul do to say us from these nutty villains?