Scottish councils spent more than £1 million on chicken from Thailand to be used in school meals last year, figures show.
Despite campaigns by the Scottish Government to buy local produce, councils import food such as turkey, beef and ham from countries around the world.
The latest figures came to light under freedom of information requests by BBC Scotland to all 32 Scottish councils for food products bought last year.
Of the 28 authorities which responded, it was found £1.3 million was spent on chicken products from Thailand, more than £125,000 on carrots from Belgium, £125,000 on mash potato products from France and almost £12,000 on raspberries from Serbia.
Farmers said they want to see more done by councils to source local produce, while the Scottish Greens, who first raised the issue of councils buying chicken from Thailand in 2013, voiced disappointment at a lack of progress.
The party's health spokeswoman Alison Johnstone said: "It's disappointing that three years on from our investigation this remains a problem.
"Our economy is losing out. Government food policy remains too focused on exports rather than supporting local procurement.
"Councils need support so they can buy Scottish more often."
NFU Scotland's supply chain policy manager John Armour told the BBC: "It is clear that more can and should be done by local authorities to source food produced from Scotland."
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