food miles

noun

The number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to its place of retail or consumption, used as a measure of the environmental impact in the global food trade.

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Meanings

nounfood miles pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe number of miles a particular item of food travels from its source of production to its place of retail or consumption, used as a measure of the environmental impact in the global food trade.

    As a result of the rise in crude oil prices, the cost per food mile worldwide has soared.

    2008, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Energy Agency, World energy outlook 2008, →ISBN, page 174, →ISBN

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 食物里程
  • 食物里程 (shíwù lǐchéng)environmental impact of food
Finnish ruokakilometri
  • ruokakilometrienvironmental impact of food
Welsh taith bwyd
  • taith bwydenvironmental impact of food
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “food miles,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/food%20miles.

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