Food banks run short as feds give out less
Shoppers are not the only ones feeling the squeeze of rising food prices.
Shelves are going bare in food banks and pantries as more market demand for food means the federal government is buying less produce, meat and dairy products to give to the needy.
As a result, food banks and pantries nationwide say they are giving out less food, even as record numbers of families turn to them.
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Filed under: * Culture-Watch • Dieting/Food/Nutrition • Poverty • * Economics, Politics • Economy • Personal Finance • The Credit Freeze Crisis of Fall 2008/The Recession of 2007--
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