Meat Production

• If we filled 20 tonne, 16.5m trucks¹ with all the meat produced in one year
• In 1961 the traffic jam would have stretched 1.5 times around the world^{2, 3}
• TODAY the traffic jam would stretch 5.75 times around the world^2,3
• In 2050 the traffic jam will stretch 9.75 times around the world^2,3

⁽¹⁾ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-trailer_truck

⁽²⁾ http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5443

⁽³⁾ http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzcircumference.htm

Calculations:
1961: 71MT / 20T load = 3.55M x 16.75metre lorries = 59.5M meters or 59,463 km /40,075km around equator = 1.48 times
2007:  275MT / 20T load = 13.75M x 16.75metre lorries = 230.3M meters or 230,300 km /40,075km around equator = 5.75 times
2050 forecast:  465MT / 20T load = 23.25M x 16.75metre lorries = 389.44M meters or 389,438 km /40,075km around equator = 9.71 times