This hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu al-Ahwas with another chain of transmitters and a slight variation of words.
عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ بِإِسْنَادِ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ كَمَعْنَى حَدِيثِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا مِنَ الْمَجَاعَةِ