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Rice and beans are cheap to buy but tend to take more fuel and time to cook from their raw state. The advantage of dehydrated foods is that you boil water and add to the food. In a SHTF scenario, the less time you are putting food odors into the air, the better.
It could very well be that MH is trying to fulfill a govt order as it's only been the last couple of months it seems that the shortage has been like this.
There are other choices for storage foods as well. Try to avoid those that consist of too much TVP. Backpacking suppliers tend to have more vendors but the pricing tends to get high when purchasing at that level.