Food circulation refers to the transfer process of food from production to consumption. Food is a special commodity, and food circulation is an integral part of commodity circulation.

Food circulation consists of three parts: business flow, logistics and information flow.

1, the change of value form and the transfer of food ownership through trading activities are called the value transformation of food, which is referred to as the commercial flow of food for short.

2. In the process of food circulation, the movement of food entities in the spatial position and the stagnation in the circulation field are called the physical movement of food, referred to as food logistics.

3. In the process of business flow and logistics, it is often accompanied by the spread and flow of information, which is the so-called food information flow.