If any is left over, hungry family members will come home after their current task to eat. If they are personally hungry, they will stand outside their home briefly and consume food from their home. By the time the citizen has stood up, they will decide what to do next. As food in homes is not 'surplus' the status window will not report this change. When they arrive at home, they will kneel to deliver it. You will see another inventory transfer & a change in the surplus food number. If this is the case, this person will immediately kneel back down & pick up the food & bring it home. If, as you say, your people are starving, this person's home may be low on food. By the time they stand back up, they will have decided what to do next. You should see the inventory move from the person to the building and the 'Food' entry on your status window should increment by the amound deposited.

Here's what you should see: When the person arrives at the storage building they will kneel to deposit their load. When all that is visible, Unpause the game.Extra Credit: Open the 'Status' window to see the Surplus Food number.Click on the 'Home' button in that person's window & Pin/Move it for future reference.Click on the person carrying the goods & Pin or Move aside their window.Pause the Game when you see someone carrying food from your fields.To see what is happening, try the following: Since you say your people are starving, things are likely to move very quickly.

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