Food Market and Spoilage

Your people and army eat food every turn. Agricultural regions grow food, and you can buy more at the Food Market.

The market sells food to you for more than it pays to buy it back. So it is not a place to store extra food for profit.

The price changes a little each day. It is the same for everyone on the planet that day, and it stays the same until the next day. Buy on a cheap day if you can.

Food you hold beyond about two turns' worth of eating spoils each turn. A high technology level slows spoilage. Use or sell surplus food rather than hoard it.