FRIDAY DATA DUMP: A Bitter Harvest For The World
Those of us who pay the price, come home with the least
FWIW: Each entrée in this smorgasbord of sad commentaries was first served sometime within the last five days. And please pass the Brioschi. - jp
Acute Hunger and Malnutrition Rose for Sixth Consecutive Year
https://www.wfpusa.org/news-release/acute-hunger-malnutrition-rose-sixth-consecutive-year/
Global hunger hits new high amid conflict, extreme weather: UN
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/global-hunger-hits-new-high-amid-conflict-extreme-weather-un
Over 295 mn people across 53 countries faced acute hunger in 2024: UN
https://www.lokmattimes.com/international/over-295-mn-people-across-53-countries-faced-acute-hunger-in-2024-un-2/
Gaza facing critical hunger as Israel blocks aid and decimates local agriculture: Expert
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/interview-gaza-facing-critical-hunger-as-israel-blocks-aid-and-decimates-local-agriculture-expert/3570390
Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/14/isreal-no-hunger-in-gaza-narrative-flies-in-face-of-obvious-evidence-famine
'Our children are waiting to die': 1.1 million kids in Gaza are hungry due to Israel's food blockade
https://trt.global/world/article/78a194f304f9
Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world’s most malnourished
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-funding-cuts-humanitarian-children-trump-4447e210c4b5543b8ebb9a6b9e01aa53
Exclusive: US aid cuts leave food for millions mouldering in storage
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-aid-cuts-leave-food-millions-mouldering-storage-2025-05-16/
US farm agency cancels Food for Progress food aid grants
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-agency-cancels-food-progress-food-aid-grants-2025-05-14/
Amid Trump administration cuts, hunger is rising as charities struggle to keep up
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/metro/federal-cuts-food-insecurity-hunger-snap-charities-new-hampshire/
Latest Feeding America report shows 47 million Americans face food insecurity
https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/05/15/latest-feeding-america-report-shows-47-million-americans-face-food-insecurity/
Food insecurity in portions of Kentucky, Indiana on the rise
https://www.wlky.com/article/food-insecurity-in-portions-of-kentucky-indiana-on-the-rise/64775044
Report shows food insecurity rises in East Texas
https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/state/report-shows-food-insecurity-rises-in-east-texas/article_35c2ada1-2f03-58d3-85a3-f738cfbc952b.html
1 in 6 Southern Nevadans are food insecure, report says
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/1-in-6-southern-nevadans-are-food-insecure-report-says-3373119/
Southeast Missouri faces highest hunger rates in state, with 1 in 4 children food insecure
https://www.standard-democrat.com/news/southeast-missouri-faces-highest-hunger-rates-in-state-with-1-in-4-children-food-insecure-d992b54f
Mapped: Iowa's childhood hunger crisis
https://www.axios.com/local/des-moines/2025/05/16/iowa-childhood-hunger-feeding-america-des-moines
All 99 Iowa counties face increased food insecurity, survey reports
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/state-news/iowa-news/all-99-iowa-counties-face-increased-food-insecurity-survey-reports/
Increased demand at NH Food Bank as ‘food insecurity’ rates rise across the state
https://manchester.inklink.news/increased-demand-at-nh-food-bank-as-food-insecurity-rates-rise-across-the-state/
Household hunger on Long Island rising and getting worse, advocates say
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/food-banks-long-island-hunger-president-donald-trump-fe8iatfv
Food Demand At LI Cares Pantries Has Increased 30% Since 2023, Charity Says
https://patch.com/new-york/hauppauge/food-demand-li-cares-pantries-has-increased-30-2023-org
North Texas Food Bank’s new five-year plan aims to meet region’s growing need
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/healthy-living/2025/05/16/north-texas-food-banks-new-five-year-plan-aims-to-meet-growing-need/
As food insecurity grows and federal cuts loom, Pittsburgh food bank ramps up efforts to help
https://www.wpxi.com/video/food-insecurity-grows-federal-cuts-loom-pittsburgh-food-bank-ramps-up-efforts-help/e90264d4-e499-4c99-978c-4670fa463d97/
Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank watches and waits, as federal funding drops
https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/greater-baton-rouge-food-bank-cuts-usda/article_7f3eb697-b1a9-4858-a7da-bc3bb0e273fe.html
CT Foodshare grapples with less food for community amid federal funding cuts
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/ct-foodshare-grapples-with-less-food-for-community-amid-federal-funding-cuts/3564893/
Chattanooga Area Food Bank worries about meeting demand after losing federal funding
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/chattanooga-area-food-bank-worries-about-meeting-demand-after-losing-federal-funding
Great Plains Food Bank loses $1.3 million in funding through federal cuts
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/great-plains-food-bank-loses-1-3-million-in-funding-through-federal-cuts
Feeding Westchester says shipments with a million pounds of food canceled due to federal cuts
https://westchester.news12.com/feeding-westchester-says-shipments-with-a-million-pounds-of-food-canceled-due-to-federal-cuts
Second Harvest Food Bank facing ‘critical’ shortage as USDA cuts programs
https://www.fox8live.com/2025/05/14/second-harvest-food-bank-facing-critical-shortage-usda-cuts-programs/
How DOGE Cuts are Impacting Food Banks and Schools Across Mississippi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekM0EXFNx8
Hunger crisis deepens as Philabundance loses critical funding
https://metrophiladelphia.com/philabundance-loses-funding/
House Agriculture Committee approves $300 billion in nutrition spending cuts
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/house-agriculture-committee-approves-300-billion-in-nutrition-spending-cuts-00350900
GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP cuts
https://www.nationofchange.org/2025/05/15/gop-tax-cuts-for-the-rich-advance-as-republicans-push-record-breaking-medicaid-and-snap-cuts/
Alaska Republican supports GOP SNAP plan — that hits his home state hard
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/alaska-republican-supports-snap-plan-00349635
States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
https://nowhabersham.com/states-on-the-hook-for-billions-under-u-s-house-gop-bill-making-them-help-pay-for-snap/
Hunger Free Oklahoma says proposed SNAP changes could harm families and local economies
https://www.fox23.com/news/hunger-free-oklahoma-says-proposed-snap-changes-could-harm-families-and-local-economies/article_7a0df662-179f-4662-8750-1d6e9851d6ff.html
Proposed federal SNAP cuts would leave Oregon families hungry, governor and senators warn
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/13/proposed-federal-snap-cuts-would-leave-oregon-families-hungry-governor-and-senators-warn/
SNAP changes could increase hunger in Wichita Falls
https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/05/16/snap-changes-could-increase-hunger-wichita-falls/
Texas food banks say SNAP cuts would worsen hunger
https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2025/05/14/texas-food-banks-snap-cuts-hunger-san-antonio
Major Kentucky food bank warns against Trump SNAP cuts
https://www.whas11.com/video/news/local/major-kentucky-food-bank-warns-against-trump-snap-cuts/417-996ed44a-3639-419c-9edd-6c7897fd5bce
Louisianians adjust to rising cost of living with food banks and couponing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekM0EXFNx8
Many Americans are struggling with food price inflation. Here’s how to save on groceries
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/how-to-save-on-groceries-amid-food-price-inflation.html
Trump’s Tariffs Are Forcing Walmart to Raise Prices on Essential Groceries, CEO Says
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/great-plains-food-bank-loses-1-3-million-in-funding-through-federal-cuts
Iowa Grocery Warning: These Everyday Items Will Cost More Soon
https://k923.fm/tariffs-groceries-cost-iowa/
‘Customers are being duped’: how murky grocery sales tactics are squeezing some Kroger shoppers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/may/14/kroger-supermarket-sales-tactics
Kroger has been overcharging grocery customers for years, report alleges
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kroger-prices-grocery-store-overcharge-b2751924.html
5 On Your Side: People are going into credit card debt just to buy groceries
https://www.wral.com/consumer/5onyourside/5-on-your-side-credit-card-debt-groceries-north-carolina/
4 Buy Now, Pay Later Services You Can Use To Buy Groceries
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/4-buy-now-pay-later-services-you-can-use-buy-groceries
Pizza and groceries now—pay later: Klarna and Affirm’s big branding moment
https://www.fastcompany.com/91335351/pizza-groceries-buy-now-pay-later-bpln-klarna-affirm-big-branding-moment
‘Buy now, pay later’: How some Americans are affording groceries, takeout
https://fox8.com/news/buy-now-pay-later-how-some-americans-are-affording-groceries-takeout/
5 Fancy Groceries Rich People Buy in Spring
https://www.gobankingrates.com/saving-money/food/fancy-groceries-rich-people-buy-in-spring/
Trump Explains The Word ‘Groceries’ to United Arab Emirates
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-explains-the-word-groceries-to-united-arab-emirates/
Trump explains what ‘groceries’ are (again) and is immediately roasted
https://www.silive.com/politics/2025/05/trump-explains-what-groceries-are-again-and-is-immediately-roasted.html
Donald Trump Faces Criticism After Taking in White South African Refugees
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-white-refugeees-south-africa-2070997
Afrikaner ‘refugees’ set to get free essentials, including groceries and phones
https://www.sapeople.com/news/afrikaner-refugees-set-to-get-free-essentials-including-groceries-and-phones/