https://wccftech.com/ipad-8-stock-runs-low-ahead-of-apples-iphone-13-event-ipad-9-launch-imminent/

Apple will take center stage next week to announce the new iPhone 13 models along with the Apple Watch Series 7. Other than this, Apple is also expected to announce the new iPad mini 6 and the iPad 9. It is now discovered that Apple's entry-level iPad stocks are running low at the retail stores as well as online. What this means is that Apple could unveil the new iPad 9 as soon as this month.

At this point in time, the shipping estimates for the eighth-generation iPad have moved to October with a three to six week wait time. Moreover, it is "currently unavailable" in the United States and other online markets like Japan, European countries, and more. With respect to the delay, Mark Gurman says that Apple has told its employees "not to speculate why to consumers." Basically what this means is that the iPad 9 is on the way.