"food miles" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} food miles pl (plural only)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: food miles Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (environmental impact of food): 食物里程 (shíwù lǐchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), ruokakilometri (Finnish), taith bwyd [feminine] (Welsh)

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