The ORWO store has always had their bulk rolls backlogged. In my fridge right now are several rolls of Opticolor 200 (ORWO NC200) and Adox Color Mission which were produced this year, so production is still going on.
Given that they're reliant on Polaroid, who has limited capacity and is in the same boat of being unable to keep up with demand, it's not surprising that their stock is limited. I believe they're also reliant on an external partner for packaging too, which is another bottleneck.
The expired films are hardly garbage, I've used them. They're less than a year expired and definitely been kept well.