'It's definitely affected how much people can purchase': Inflation hits DeSoto County
In the past few months, inflation has hit a new 40-year high, and gas, food, and rent prices surged across the nation. As a result, food insecurity...
July 21, 2022
11:28 PM
In the past few months, inflation has hit a new 40-year high, and gas, food, and rent prices surged across the nation. As a result, food insecurity is on the rise in Mississippi and the United States. The amount of people having food insecurity, defined by the Census Bureau as a person who has reported either sometimes or often not having enough food to eat, has always been higher in Mississippi than the rest of the United States. A 2019 study from the USDA's Economic Research Service found that 15.
Gina Butkovich