World Food Production numbers ....

During the current pandemic and all the discussions around food and all of that, the link below is pretty interesting. A bit dated, maybe 2-3 years old but nonetheless, a good look at who is growing/producing food for world consumption, plus it is broken down into categories which adds a bit more stuff to sort through. Something to fill your morning if you're into isolation ....
Poke here for statistics ....

Never really had a problem growing enough food.

Being able to afford food for social, economic, political reasons is the problem.

Here in this country right now, we have grain, meat, and milk prices crashing to well below the cost of raising those products, while store shelves are empty and some price increases, perhaps price gouging, is going on.

Packers are swimming in money right now as they pay less for beef on the hoof, and are charging retailers more for it.

Similar with milk.

Grain farmers work on a yearly budget so the same effects take longer to show up.

It high living if you are a middle man right now. This pandemic is allowing you to buy low and sell high.

Not so great for the actual producers or the folks trying to buy stuff.

Paul

That is why direct market sales from producers to consumers has been gaining so much in popularity consumer and seller both benefit.Of course that changers the dynamics of production the food has to be grown and produced in the area where consumers are located and farmers have to grow things that consumers can consume as grown.No one wants to buy field corn or soybeans to take home to eat so they get the lowest prices.Local farmers markets have gotten bigger and way more numerous in my area usually packed on Saturdays.Over across the Blue Ridge near Dayton VA there is a big produce auction 3 days a week in season.Has truck loads of locally grown produce and wagon loads the Mennonite growers bring to the sale,buyers from area super markets etc.Also small growers and small amount buyers have an area and separate auction going on at the same time,you want a bushel of something you buy it there.USDA inspected slaughterhouse in Harrisonburg VA
kills cattle,sheep,goats and poultry for producers so then the producers can legally sell the meat to the general public.All this is bringing food production back to the populated areas of the country.Even the dairy producers have gotten into the deal several Mennonite dairy farms went together to build a milk bottling facility,plus now with the milk surplus I heard the other day they are using excess milk from other producers to make cheese.