Brazil soy supply chain

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Brazil soy data highlights

Over Time

Soy Volume (t)

2013

120M

2020

Soy deforestation exposure (ha)

2013

420k

2020

Exporting Companies

5 companies
are exposed to

57% of Deforestation

of Brazil soy exports

top 5 Companies
By deforestation exposure (2020)
PROCESSED DOMESTICALLY
94k ha
BUNGE
60k
ADM
31k
CARGILL
26k
BIANCHINI
24k
OTHER Companies
180k

Hotspots

10% of Regions (MUNICIPALITIES)
account for

93% of Deforestation

of Brazil soy production

top 5 MUNICIPALITIES
By deforestation exposure (2020)
SAO GABRIEL
18k ha
DOM PEDRITO
12k
SANTANA DO LIVRAMENTO
9.3k
ALEGRETE
9k
URUCUI
8.7k
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
360k

Importing Countries

5 countries
are exposed to

84% of Deforestation

of Brazil soy imports

top 5 Importing Countries
By deforestation exposure (2020)
CHINA (MAINLAND)
240k ha
THAILAND
10k
SOUTH KOREA
9.2k
SPAIN
8.7k
TURKEY
6.4k
OTHER Importing Countries
51k

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Connecting exports of Brazilian soy to deforestation

December 2022
By Tiago Reis, Yan Prada Moro

While the rate of deforestation and land conversion driven by the expansion of soy production in Brazil has slowed, the Amazon and Cerrado continue to be cleared despite zero-deforestation commitments made by soy traders, according to Trase data for 2019-2020. Land clearance in the Pampas grasslands is accelerating to meet growing demand for soy, including from China.

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