三重県地方卸売市場の産地変化と環境影響

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The kinds and shipment districts of vegetables and fruit handled by the Miedistrict wholesale market were observed, and the environmental load caused by foodtransportation was examined. The rate of the transaction volume of the vegetables and fruit yielded in Mie decreased gradually from 42-47% in 1981, to 23-25% in 2011.Although vegetables shipped from foreign countries account for 3% of the total in recent years, fruits account for about 20%. The transaction volume of vegetables growingin other prefectures increases during Mie's off-crop season. Compared with vegetables,fruits are more seasonal. A great amount of AKIHIME(strawberry) and mandarin orangesare produced in Mie. However, apples are mainly produced in Aomori and Nagano, and bananas and oranges are sipped from foreign countries. The environmental load could be reduced if consumers bought vegetables and fruit producible regionally in the best season. A consumers' behavioral change will be required.
2013-03-01