‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any profit

Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by Martinussen on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @07:03AM (#37582710)

I believe the SSB (Statistics Norway) numbers are more like ~10% for food and non-alcoholic drinks [1], it depends a lot on what you look at. Culturally the Mediterraneans have a very different relationship to food - but looking at Eurostat, we're basically on the low end of average [2]?

(Also, the VAT reduction in light of the recent govt-assembled expert panel arguing for the exact opposite as one of the best ways of taxing high-income high-consumption households without hurting lower income groups is... fun.)

[1] https://www.ssb.no/nasjonalregnskap-og-konjunkturer/nasjonal...

[2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/D...

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by magicalhippo on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:17AM (#37583252)

I used the numbers I recalled being quoted in the news at the time, which also matched my own food expenses. I assumed it was just food, while the SSB number includes non-alcoholic drinks as you say, and we're quite fond of sodas over here[1].

[1]: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-highe...

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by gottorf on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @10:23AM (#37584536)

Romania is a clear outlier in that Eurostat source. I wonder why that is?

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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by rmah on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @10:51AM (#37584934)

This graph will make things a bit clearer... https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/food-expenditure-vs-gdp

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