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Australian made food addendum

lurker172602 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:22:54 GMT

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.

Re: Australian made food addendum

lurker172602 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:26:56 GMT

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

Re: Australian made food addendum

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:29:26 GMT

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.

Re: Australian made food addendum

not_for_sale — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:35:57 GMT

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

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

Re: Australian made food addendum

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 07:38:26 GMT

Great link. Crop rotation seems to be the key.

Re: Australian made food addendum

imastawka — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:21:33 GMT

@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.

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.

Re: Australian made food addendum

lurker172602 — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:28:28 GMT

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.