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'The 17 percent food insecurity rate is up from 14 percent just two months ago, which isn’t necessarily far outside of the normal variation we have measured,' says Jayson Lusk, head of the Purdue University-Department of Agricultural Economics. 'However this increase could be concerning given the sum of external pressures being exerted on more vulnerable consumers.'
Food insecurity recently reached 17 percent in the United States, matching the rate last reached in March 2022, according to the June Consumer Food Insights Report. The new report from the Purdue University-Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability features consumer changes in food spending as a result of a hypothetical recession and sentiments regarding artificial intelligence.
Steve Koppes is an independent science writer working with Purdue University.
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'The 17 percent food insecurity rate is up from 14 percent just two months ago, which isn’t necessarily far outside of the normal variation we have measured,' says Jayson Lusk, head of the Purdue University-Department of Agricultural Economics. 'However this increase could be concerning given the sum of external pressures being exerted on more vulnerable consumers.'
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