There certainly seem to be some disruptions to the worldwide silver wholesale supply chains happening at the present time, maybe that has something to do with it.
It was a bumper first half-year of silver import into the USA, so much so that their regular suppliers in Mexico and other South American countries couldn't supply
the demand, so the Yanks have been cleaning out the supplies in countries like Russia, Turkey, and even some of the 'Stan countries.
And with India reentering the wholesale buying of silver in the last couple of months together with Turkey, things seem to be getting interesting.
It might be an interesting 3 month period coming up in the silver markets, might be best to hold and not sell silver unless need be, to see what (if anything)
eventuates from the current shortages.