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Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans

  • Written by Philip H. Howard, Associate Professor of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University
imageVolunteers prepare boxes at the Greater Boston Food Bank on Oct. 1, 2020.Iaritza Menjivar, The Washington Post via Getty Images

Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. In fact, however, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of the U.S. have...

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