Australian made food addendum

[lurker172602]

I've started this because I don't want to disrupt the other worthwhile thread.

I have always deliberately avoided buying Australian grown rice.  I worry about the huge water resources neeed to grow rice in this arid country.

Feel free to convince me why I should change, because in other foodstuffs I do try to buy locally. 

[lurker172602]

Sorry, I just looked further down the page and saw the other thread.  I probably should have posted in there.

[kopenhagen5]

Very good point. 

I don't have any numbers on this.

But I suspect Aussie grown rice is only grown in a wet region.

Fact - Doongara is an aboriginal word meaning white lightning.

[not_for_sale2024]

This seems to address the very issue you have raised. Hope it is helpful.

http://www.rga.org.au/the-rice-industry.aspx

[kopenhagen5]

Great link. Crop rotation seems to be the key.

[imastawka]

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@lurker172602 wrote:

I've started this because I don't want to disrupt the other worthwhile thread.

I have always deliberately avoided buying Australian grown rice.  I worry about the huge water resources neeed to grow rice in this arid country.

Feel free to convince me why I should change, because in other foodstuffs I do try to buy locally. 

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I would've thought that the lack of food hygiene controls in places like Thailand is

enough argument.

Most of our rice is grown in Thailand, and just packed here.

[lurker172602]

Thanks NFS. At a quick glance that looks very interesting.  I'm supposed to be writing a report atm, so I'll read it in detail later.