There's argument over the idea of economic collapse in the context of this passage of scripture, or whether the Bible is simply stating that food will become extremely expensive with the release of the third horseman. What is certain is the Bible states that one day's worth of bread, roughly what will fit in a man's hand, will cost a days wage. In other words, bread will be scarce, hunger will be rampant.
Jesus opens the third seal on the scroll and a rider on a black horse enters the room...