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COMMENTARY: Grocery stories haven’t really been running out of food during the pandemic — here’s why

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We are living through a period in which many jurisdictions have shut down virtually all non-essential commerce. People are working from home or have been temporarily laid off.

We have seen rushes on food and grocery items like toilet paper and hand sanitizer that have resulted in some short-term shortages in stores.

Some have questioned the resilience of our food system and whether we could run out of food. The easy answer is we are not running out of food.

Our food system has proven to be robust and resilient and shortages are demand-based rather than supply-based. We have cheap food.

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