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A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them ((Ezekiel 5:12)

Record demand for food combined with a weakened supply chain is causing a risk of shortages throughout America, reported the Guardian on April 2. On a larger scale, the rest of the world is grappling with a similar problem. Nations are stockpiling food, and prices are rising. And all this is only a foretaste of greater food woes in the future.

Food banks and charities exist to serve the poor. Coronavirus has changed this. A wave of middle-class Americans are now turning to charities to supply their meals. Layoffs are only part of the picture. Much of it is also the reaction to an environment of fear. This is a natural extension of the panic-buying mentality on display around the world.

“First, we saw people who lived paycheck to paycheck, got laid off and didn’t know where the next meal was coming from, followed by those who had a couple of weeks of savings,” said Jerry Brown, a media spokesman for St. Mary’s Foodbank. “Now, people who knew about us because they donated or volunteered are coming in for food.”

A charity run by the University of Massachusetts distributed 849 percent more food this March compared to last year. The Salvation Army’s Massachusetts branch handed out 748 percent more food as well. Other food banks and charities around the United States have at least doubled their distribution.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Administration said in March that it has “already seen signs that pressures due to lockdowns are beginning to impact supply chains, such as the slowdown in the shipping industry. Disruptions, particularly in the area of logistics, could materialize in the coming months.”

A shift in demand has reoriented the entire supply chain. Demand from restaurants and businesses is plummeting. Meanwhile, grocery stores can hardly get restocked in time to meet demand. Food intended for restaurants and businesses is rotting in storage.

Though food is still being grown, transport companies are at reduced capacity, so food is spoiling before it reaches stores. Some farmers are turning piles of vegetables into mulch and dumping out millions of gallons of milk.

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