food supply

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This will impact harvests in the months to come with a reduced food supply and higher prices.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But controlling an animal’s food supply is an effective way of winning over its trust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The big concern for governments is the impact of shortages on the food supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

When feed costs become unsustainable, farmers may be forced to kill or sell off the breeding cows and sows that represent the future of the food supply.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

It may well be that foragers switched from gathering wild wheat to intense wheat cultivation, not to increase their normal food supply, but rather to support the building and running of a temple.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari