diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
index a4aef7bb6f..0fbe243378 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,34 @@ object Automation {
         return rank
     }
 
+    // More complicated logic to properly weigh Food vs other Stats (esp Production)
+    private fun getFoodModWeight(city: City, surplusFood: Float): Float {
+        val speed = city.civ.gameInfo.speed.modifier
+        // Zero out Growth if close to Unhappiness limit
+        if (city.civ.getHappiness() < -8)
+            return 0f
+        if (city.civ.isAI()) {
+            // When Happy, 2 production is better than 1 growth,
+            // but setting such by default worsens AI civ citizen assignment,
+            // probably due to badly configured personalities not properly weighing food vs non-food yields
+            if (city.population.population < 5)
+                return 2f
+            if (surplusFood > city.population.getFoodToNextPopulation() / (10 * speed))
+                return 0.75f // get Growth just under Production
+            return 1.5f
+        }
+        // Human weights. May be different since AI Happiness is always "easier"
+        // Only apply these for Default to not interfere with Focus weights
+        if (city.getCityFocus() == CityFocus.NoFocus) {
+            if (city.population.population < 5)
+                return 2f
+            if (surplusFood > city.population.getFoodToNextPopulation() / (10 * speed))
+                return 0.75f // get Growth just under Production
+        }
 
+        return 1f
+    }
+    
     fun rankStatsForCityWork(stats: Stats, city: City, areWeRankingSpecialist: Boolean, localUniqueCache: LocalUniqueCache): Float {
         val cityAIFocus = city.getCityFocus()
         val yieldStats = stats.clone()
@@ -116,16 +143,8 @@ object Automation {
                 newGrowthFood += growthFood / 4
             }
             newGrowthFood = newGrowthFood.coerceAtLeast(0f) // floor to 0 for safety
-
-            // When Happy, 2 production is better than 1 growth,
-            // but setting such by default worsens AI civ citizen assignment,
-            // probably due to badly configured personalities not properly weighing food vs non-food yields
-
-            // Zero out Growth if close to Unhappiness limit as well
-            val baseFocusWeight = if (city.civ.getHappiness() < -8) 0 else {
-                if (cityAIFocus in CityFocus.zeroFoodFocuses) 1 else 2
-            }
-            yieldStats.food += newGrowthFood * foodBaseWeight * baseFocusWeight
+            
+            yieldStats.food += newGrowthFood * foodBaseWeight * getFoodModWeight(city, surplusFood)
         }
 
         if (city.population.population < 10) {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityFocus.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityFocus.kt
index 110c81254b..3a844cd2f7 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityFocus.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityFocus.kt
@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ enum class CityFocus(
     FaithFocus("${Stat.Faith.character}", true, Stat.Faith),
     GoldGrowthFocus("${Stat.Gold.character} ${Stat.Food.character}", true) {
         override fun getStatMultiplier(stat: Stat) = when (stat) {
-            Stat.Gold, Stat.Food -> 2f
+            Stat.Gold -> 2f
+            Stat.Food -> 1.5f
             else -> 1f
         }
     },
     ProductionGrowthFocus("${Stat.Production.character} ${Stat.Food.character}", true) {
         override fun getStatMultiplier(stat: Stat) = when (stat) {
-            Stat.Production, Stat.Food -> 2f
+            Stat.Production -> 2f
+            Stat.Food -> 1.5f
             else -> 1f
         }
     },