New Mapping Australia's Imported Food

I know real picayune almost international trade, too thus I'm non certain why the Where Does Commonwealth of Australia Import its Food? map upsets me too thus much. This map is a fascinating insight into where Commonwealth of Australia imports nutrient from to a greater extent than or less the world.

To survive fair a lot of Australia's nutrient is imported from nearby New Zealand. For representative most of Australian livestock imports come upward from New Zealand. However the adjacent iv elevation exporters of livestock to Commonwealth of Australia are from distant European countries.

This Esri map of Australian nutrient import shows where dissimilar types of nutrient (bought inward Australia) originate based on information from the Department of Foreign Affairs too Trade. The map provides a position out of map views based on dissimilar nutrient groups. The exclusively nutrient grouping which is sourced (relatively) locally appears to survive processed seafood. The residue of Australia's nutrient appears to survive sourced from every bit far away every bit possible.

The map doesn't demo how much Commonwealth of Australia relies on imported food. Therefore it is impossible to say from this map how much these nutrient imports contribute to Australia's full nutrient consumption. I besides suspect that the province of affairs isn't real dissimilar inward most commencement earth countries.

But never mind, nosotros tin all pretend nosotros are saving the planet past times buying some seakale beets from our local farmer's marketplace this weekend.