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The '''[[food]] [[distribution]] [[system]]''' consists of a chain of [[transportation]] (such as [[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]] (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities such as [[Walmart]] and [[supermarket]]s) which move food from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s.
==Threats==
Some examples of [[threat]]]s to the food distribution system include:
* [[Labor strike#Trucker Strike|Trucker strike]]
* [[Labor union]] [[strike]]
* Prices of a barrel of [[crude oil]] and hence the price of [[gasoline]] and [[diesel]]
* [[Man-made disaster]]s such as [[war]] and [[terrorism]]
* [[natural disaster]]s such as [[storm]]s, [[tornado]]s, [[hurricane]]s, [[earthquake]]s, etc.
==See Also==
* [[Essay:Systems of support|Systems of support]]
* [[Essay:Alternative systems of support|Alternative systems of support]]
* [[Permaculture]]
* [[Food Production System]]
* [[Essay:Investing in tangibles|Investing in tangibles]]
* [[Preparedness movement]] and [[Survivalism]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
[[Category:Alternative Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Systems of Support]]
[[Category:Survivalism]]
[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Permaculture]]