Day: November 1, 2021

New Jersey food banks are facing increased prices and difficulty sourcing and transporting food, another ripple effect of the global supply chain logjam created when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down factories, closed ports, caused a shortage of shipping containers and sickened truck drivers. 

And while the backlogs strained supply, business closures to stem the spread of the pandemic left large numbers of New Jerseyans unemployed and in need of help feeding their families for the first time. 

“There’s been