Yes, absolutely. There's a reason that growing the food in another country and shipping it is still cheaper than growing it locally. All those energy costs get

Yes, absolutely. There's a reason that growing the food in another country and shipping it is still cheaper than growing it locally. All those energy costs get compounded together in the final cost of the product, and typically being cheaper means it cost less energy. (There are other factors that come into play of course, like farm subsidies.)