Rural food insecurity rose from 12% in 2019 to nearly 16% in 2024, and researchers point to a 1935 trucking rule and a 1936 pricing law that once protected rural grocers and were weakened from the 1970s onward.
Rural food insecurity rose to nearly 16% as grocery distribution costs climb
Rural food insecurity rose from 12% in 2019 to nearly 16% in 2024, and researchers point to a 1935 trucking rule and a 1936 pricing law that once protected rural grocers and were weakened from the 1970s onward.
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