新地图显示,自1980年代以来,美国广泛存在与杂货业整合有关的粮食沙漠。 A new map reveals widespread U.S. food deserts linked to grocery industry consolidation since the 1980s.

当地自食其力研究所的新互动地图显示, 美国各地的粮食荒漠十分普遍, 至少有500人居住在城市杂货店超过一英里的地方, A new interactive map from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance reveals widespread food deserts across the U.S., where at least 500 people live more than a mile from a grocery store in urban areas or over 10 miles in rural ones. 该报告将日益严重的问题与几十年的杂货业整合联系起来,追溯到1980年代,当时联邦监管机构停止执行《鲁滨逊-帕特曼法》,允许大型连锁店获得优惠定价,并控制了近60%的销售。 The report links the growing problem to decades of grocery industry consolidation, tracing it to the 1980s when federal regulators stopped enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act, allowing large chains to secure preferential pricing and dominate nearly 60% of sales. 在密苏里州,沃尔玛控制了约普林州80%以上的杂货销售和斯普林菲尔德州近三分之二的杂货销售,限制了竞争。 In Missouri, Walmart controls over 80% of grocery sales in Joplin and nearly two-thirds in Springfield, limiting competition. 在亚特兰大,黑人社区已经看到独立的面包店被美元商店取代,新鲜食品有限,这往往是供应商定价优势造成的。 In Atlanta, Black neighborhoods have seen independent grocers replaced by dollar stores with limited fresh food, often due to supplier pricing advantages. 即使在纽约市,由于国家买方的力量,独立商店的价格仍然居高不下,减少了人们获得负担得起的健康食品的机会。 Even in New York City, high prices persist for independent stores due to national buyer power, reducing access to affordable healthy food. 该地图于2026年1月28日发布, 旨在为政策提供信息, 并突显食物获取方面的系统性不平等。 The map, released January 28, 2026, aims to inform policy and highlight systemic inequities in food access.