At least 16 million Americans out of work in recent weeks and that increased pressure on the distribution centers to provide key staples for a flood of needy people in the country. The onset of the coronavirus outbreak brought with it economic paralysis across the U.S. and the world, shutting down businesses around the world as people use social distancing and isolation to curb the spread of the disease. In the U.S., where lawmakers have largely dragged their feet on providing unemployed people with help, Americans are increasingly turning to charities like food banks to provide the means of survival.
— source commondreams.org, expressnews.com | April 10, 2020
Food is costlier than oil. why? government is giving that much subsidy for that.