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That doesn't make sense. A cargo ship does not pick up food from a farm or slaughterhouse and does not deliver food products into my fridge. So, it's a truck a
by bmn__ 6y ago
That doesn't make sense. A cargo ship does not pick up food from a farm or slaughterhouse and does not deliver food products into my fridge.
So, it's a truck and a freight train and a ship and a truck for foreign produced food, and only a truck for locally produced food.
- ars 6y agoA truck for locally produced food is not usually full nor efficiently packed. Rather the farmer will grab a little of this, and a little of that. Whatever he can sell the day. This uses far more energy. And don't forget the energy needed to harvest the food - large growers do it in bulk, small farmers will need to fire up the tractor for short runs. A cargo ship uses FAR FAR FAR less energy than you might imagine. Even shipping something by rail across the US uses less energy than driving to the next city.