Excess food is being stored, but it can't be stored indefinitely. Others have explained again why excess food is a good thing. One thing in favor of your poin

Excess food is being stored, but it can't be stored indefinitely. Others have explained again why excess food is a good thing. One thing in favor of your point is that we can still improve the system: avoid excess production of processed food, and find optimal uses for excess food that isn't eaten (compost, biofuels, etc.).