The path for meat: Farm ➡️ abattoir ➡️ butcher ➡️ consumer
Not a lot of value adding steps
The path for wheat: Farm ➡️ factory (make flour) ➡️ factory (combine with other ingredients, cook or not) ➡️ distributor ➡️ supermarket
Lots of value add, lots of transport, lots of profit to make, even if you don’t count the illness and medication caused by a meat free diet
Farm to table? Never heard of it.
Straight farm to table is illegal in Australia. Though it’s legal in some US states. Though most people include a butcher