> starvation abroad (due to local hoarding, which has begun) Is there any evidence that this could happen? I live in a small Northern European country and ther

> starvation abroad (due to local hoarding, which has begun) Is there any evidence that this could happen? I live in a small Northern European country and there have been absolutely no shortages of TP or food items here. Even at peak toilet paper demand, when I went to the supermarket one brand was sold out, but there were plenty of other brands available - the same happens if they have a promotion, so maybe it was just a coincidence. It seems that most of these issues are caused by supply chain problems, not a lack of available food, and the bigger a country, the harder the impact is felt. A lot of the common produce items are grown locally, it's mostly out-of-season (tomatoes) and more exotic fruits (mandarins, avocados) that are shipped from the other side of Europe or Africa. Almost all meat, dairy and grain items are produced locally. If we were only able to eat food grown within our country, I don't think we would be faced with mass starvation.