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Tesco and M&S likely to have soya linked to deforestation in supply chains


UK farms using feed that includes this soya supply a number of supermarkets, including Tesco, M&S, Asda and Morrisons. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Deforestation and soya in the Chaco forest in Salta province, Argentina. Photograph: Nicolás Villalobos/GreenpeaceArgentina far outstrips the UK’s and Europe’s other suppliers when it comes to soya bean meal, the processed soya that is fed to farm animals. Europe as a whole imports about half of its processed soya bean from Argentina alone. The country is also the world’s leading soya bean meal exporter, responsible for 40% of the planet’s total soya bean meal trade.


Source: The Guardian October 05, 2019 07:02 UTC



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