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1/19/2024 5:56 pm  #1


Food, from To

Food is not only a pleasure...
Food is necessary for everyone although not everyone gets enough to be healthy.
The following figures are commercial production and don't include your Mom's garden.
They also don't include your 5 laying hens, or the Buck Dad shot that's in the freezer.
Probably doesn't include US products made entirely from chemicals and secrets.

          World Food Output
Red Meat....................... 212 million tonnes
Poultry, fish, eggs.......... 372 million tonnes
Milk & Dairy.................... 841 million tonnes
Pulses, legumes, nuts... 440 million tonnes
Whole grains................. 2667 million tonnes
Fruits & veggies............ 2013 million tonnes
Starchy veggies............. 834 million tonnes
                            Total  7379 million tonnes
                                       (8134 M tons)
        Where is goes
Latin America................. 523 million tonnes..... 900 kg/person...1984 lb/person
North America................ 398 million tonnes....1203       “         ...2652   “
N Africa & Mid East.......  320 million tonnes....  823       “        .. 1814   “
Europe & Central Asia. 1169 million tonnes....1118       “         ... 2465   ”
E Asia & Oceania........ 2193 million tonnes....1083       “         ... 2388   “
Sub Sahara Africa.......   504 million tonnes..... 783       “        ... 1726   “
S Asia..........................   860 million tonnes.... 656 kg/person ...1446 lb/person
                           Total  5967 million tonnes 
                                     (6577 M Tons)
         Other
Animal Feed................ 1120 million tonnes
Biofuel.........................   295 million tonnes
                           Total  1415 million tonnes     
                                      (1560 M Tons)



     I was surprised to see them figure in the 30% waste for everyone, I guess shipping and storage..


 


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4/28/2024 1:57 am  #2


Re: Food, from To

You are what you ate?
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4/28/2024 5:21 am  #3


Re: Food, from To

The cost of Protein...

Last edited by xoxoxoBruce (4/28/2024 5:21 am)


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4/29/2024 11:18 am  #4


Re: Food, from To

Pork belly = bacon?
No peanuts.

 

4/29/2024 2:20 pm  #5


Re: Food, from To

Bacon is made from Pork Belly.


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5/05/2024 11:14 pm  #6


Re: Food, from To

Diaphone Jim wrote:

Pork belly = bacon?
No peanuts.

As fargon said, bacon is pork belly.
Peanuts in the lower right hand corner.
 


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