Factory Market Report | Jan 22 | Concrete Gets Its Day Again

🏭 War Era Factory Market Report

Compared to yesterday (Jan 21)

Market shifted just enough to reshuffle the top — without blowing anything up.

🥇 Today’s Winner: Concrete Completes the Comeback

🧱 Concrete – Masovia, Poland

Profit per point: 0.133996
Change vs yesterday: ⬆️ Strong rebound

After two shaky days, concrete surges back to the top. Limestone input got cheaper, output improved, and Poland’s specialization did the rest.

👉 Concrete is back to being quietly elite.
👉 This is a clean, no-deposit, low-risk win.

🥈 Steel: Still Excellent, Just Not First Today

🔩 Steel – Transylvania, Romania

Profit per point: 0.129644
Change vs yesterday: ⬇️ Small dip

Steel slips just enough to lose the crown, but nothing here is concerning. Inputs are stable, bonuses remain strong, and margins are still excellent.

👉 Steel remains the most consistent factory of the entire week.
👉 Losing first place today doesn’t change the long-term verdict.

🪨 Limestone Watch: Last Call Bells Ring 🔔

Limestone – Southwestern USA

Profit per point: 0.127413
Change vs yesterday: ⬇️ Deposit fading

Still strong, but the deposit is down to hours. This is the final good read before the inevitable drop.

👉 Great if already built.
👉 Absolutely do not build this late.

🐟 Fish Holds Firm (For Now)

🐟 Fish – Northern Finland

Profit per point: 0.122787
Change vs yesterday: ➖ Stable

Raw fish continues to outperform expectations thanks to deposit support and zero inputs.

👉 One of the best raw plays while the deposit lives.
👉 Not a forever factory.

🥩 Steak: Slight Recovery, Still Unstable

Steak – Victoria, Australia

Profit per point: 0.123564
Change vs yesterday: ⬆️ Minor bounce

Steak recovers a bit from yesterday’s drop, but volatility remains the theme.

👉 Good on the right day.
👉 Still not something you want to anchor your economy to.

🍽️ Cooked Fish: Slowly Losing Ground

Cooked Fish – Uruguay

Profit per point: 0.120368
Change vs yesterday: ⬇️ Gradual decline

Still profitable, but every day it looks a little worse compared to steel, concrete, and top raw resources.

👉 Fine if built.
👉 Increasingly questionable for expansion.

💣 Heavy Ammo: No Comeback Yet

Heavy Ammo – Spain

Profit per point: 0.115921
Change vs yesterday: ⬆️ Tiny uptick

A small improvement, but not nearly enough to regain relevance.

👉 Heavy ammo is now firmly mid-tier.
👉 Lead sensitivity continues to cap upside.

⛏️ Deposit Roundup: Timers Matter Now

Active deposits still doing work — but clocks are loud:

• 🐄 Livestock – Ukraine → 0.12136

• ⛓️ Iron – Portugal → 0.11210

• 🧲 Lead – Serbia → 0.11148

• 🛢️ Petroleum – Angola → ~0.098 (hours left)

👉 These are extract-and-exit plays.
👉 Anyone still building these is late.

😐 Lower Tier (Mostly Unchanged)

• 🔫 Ammo – Venezuela

• 🛢️ Oil – Sweden

• 🔫 Light Ammo – France

Serviceable, but clearly outclassed.

🚫 Bottom of the Table

🍞 Bread – Egypt

Profit per point: 0.09831
⬆️ Improving, still weak

Bread crawls upward but remains inefficient relative to almost everything else.

❄️ Cocaine – Vietnam

Profit per point: 0.07833
⬇️ Still bad

Nothing new here. Big totals, bad efficiency, zero reason to build.

📊 Jan 22 Snapshot Summary

🏆 Top Tier

• Concrete

• Steel

⚡ High-Value (Time-Limited)

• Limestone (USA – last hours)

• Fish (Finland)

• Livestock (Ukraine)

✅ Playable

• Steak

• Cooked Fish

🚫 Avoid

• Heavy Ammo

• Bread

• Cocaine

📌 Jan 22 Takeaways

• Concrete proves its comeback wasn’t a fluke

• Steel remains the safest long-term bet

• Deposits are now separating disciplined players from hopeful ones

• Heavy ammo’s decline looks structural

• Raw resources still punch above their weight — temporarily