# Rural food insecurity jumped from 12% to nearly 16% in 5 years—the law that can fix it is sitting on the books

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-10-29T22:03:16+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/29/rural-food-insecurity-robinson-patman-antitrust-law-grocery-2/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/rural-food-insecurity-jumped-from-12-to-nearly-16-in-5-years-the-law-t-73deb6/

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed a new Motor Carrier Act, removing the requirement that trucking companies serve specific regions.

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