Roll Call Online published an article on the call from experts for humanitarian relief experts are calling on the U.S. government to play a leadership role in ensuring that global food supply lines remain open. The article quotes from the blogpost, COVID-19-related trade restrictions on rice and wheat could drive up prices and increase hunger by Timothy Sulser and Shahnila Dunston that says "Currently, the largest economic shocks from the COVID-19 crisis appear to be on household incomes, while global stocks of rice and wheat are in better shape than they were in the 2007-2008 food crisis...” “But the fact that relatively few countries export essential staples like wheat and rice poses a potentially significant risk.” Republished in Texarkana Gazette, Daily Republic, Fountain County Neighbor, Bakersfield.com, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.
