Food insecurity in the US increases for the first time in more than a decade

2023-10-30 16:10:00

More Americans faced food insecurity in 2022 than the previous year, which marked the first annual increase in distressed households in more than a decade.

About 17 million American householdsor the 12,8% of the total, they had difficulties at some point during the year in providing enough food for all family members due to lack of resourcessaid Wednesday the Agriculture department of USA in a report.

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The prevalence of food insecurity was significantly more than 13.5 million homes, or 10.2% of the total, registered in 2021the agency said.

While the Department of Agriculture report does not explain the increase, Food prices rose during the covid-19 pandemic due to supply disruptions caused by crop losses and Russia’s war in Ukrainewhich made it increasingly difficult for poor families covered their basic needs.

According to the report, around 6.8 million households were in a more severe range of food insecurity last year, when normal dietary patterns were occasionally disrupted due to limited resources. That represents an increase of 5.1 million families in 2021. Last year the first increase since 2011 was recorded.

Translated by Malu Poveda.

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