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.

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.