"[[Brazil]] produces around one-third of the world’s soy. [[Argentina]] produces another 11%. In the past – particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s – soy was responsible for deforestation, both directly and indirectly. But it isn’t your tofu or soy milk that’s driving this. **Around three-quarters of the world’s soy is used for animal feed**: to raise chickens and pigs mostly, but also some cows and fish too. One-fifth goes directly to human food, and most of that is for vegetable oil. Just 7% goes to the classic ‘vegan’ products such as tofu, tempeh and plant-based milks. This is particularly true for soy grown in [[Brazil]]. Nearly all of its soy – 97% – uses genetically modified (GM) varieties, which are more likely to be used for animal feed than human consumption. ([Location 2372](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2372))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[food-production]], [[food-emissions]], [[deforrestation]], [[climate-change]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]