{"id":1889,"date":"2018-08-22T17:10:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T17:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2020-08-28T23:19:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T23:19:03","slug":"environmental-impacts-soybeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/environmental-impacts-soybeans","title":{"rendered":"Global Trade and Environmental Impacts of Soybeans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Soybeans fuel the world and are a major player in global trade. Now, recent trade policies are causing shifts in demand that could have serious environmental consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Native to southeast Asia, soybeans (<em>Glycine max<\/em>) are a species of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/science\/legume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legume<\/a> related to clover, peas, and alfalfa. Genetically modified (GM) soy now has the ability to grow in environments around the globe. The crop is planted in the late spring, flowers in the summer &#8211; producing 60 to 80 pods that each hold three pea-sized beans &#8211; and is harvested in the early fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s story takes a look at the position that soybeans have as an ingredient in our food and as a food source or animals, and how changes in the global trade of soy could harm environments in South America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-growing-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Soybeans growing on crop in farm\" class=\"wp-image-3026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-growing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-growing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-growing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-growing.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soybeans as food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> As American consumers we tend to think of soy as nothing more than an ingredient in products such as soy milk, soy sauce, or Tofu. However, soy is actually used frequently in processed foods, owing to its cheap, almost flavorless, vegetable protein, and inexpensive vegetable oil. A shopper who takes a closer look at the back of their box of cereal, crackers, canned soup or tuna, or any one of the many other packaged products, will frequently find the words \u201cContains Soy\u201d in bold black lettering underneath the listed ingredients<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soybeans as animal feed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Americans consume large quantities of soy, the greatest demand for soy is for use as feed, made from soybean meal, for livestock and poultry. Soybeans are comprised of about 80% meal and 20% oil. The below illustration shows the breakdown of soybean uses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soybean_infographic.jpg\" alt=\"Soybean-infographic-animal-feed-food-products-sustainability-industrial \" class=\"wp-image-3027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soybean_infographic.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Soybean_infographic-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soybean trade <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Globally, the greatest consumer of soy is China, which accounts for nearly \u2154 of global consumption. As standards of living have improved in China\u2019s rapidly expanding middle class, appetites for meat have expanded as well. The switch from a diet dominated by rice to one dominated by pork, chicken, and beef has created massive demand for soybean feed. Chinese production of these three forms of meat surged 250% from 1986 to 2012, drastically increasing China\u2019s importation of soybean meal by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fb.org\/market-intel\/china-uses-one-third-of-worlds-soybeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> 815% since 2001<\/a>.<br><br>The United States is the greatest producer of soybeans producing 119.5 million metric tons last season. Brazil followed closely, with a production of 116.9 million metric tons in the 2017 harvest. Argentina ranks in third with 54 million metric tons in 2017. All together these three countries produce about 80% of the world\u2019s soy. Other significant producers of soybean include China, India, Paraguay, and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world-1024x631.png\" alt=\"Top soy trade around the world \" class=\"wp-image-3028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world-1536x946.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/soybean-trade-world.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Where the top soybean exporters are shipping their beans prior to tariffs (in metric tons). SOURCE: https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2018-soybean-tariff\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soy has fostered a complex web of global trade. The image below shows the flow of soybean trade around the world. China receives the largest portion of its soybeans from Brazil, followed closely by soybeans from the US. However, this allocation is likely to change further, with US exports to China decreasing due to recent tariffs that will make US soybeans more expensive to Chinese buyers. Tariffs are a special kind of tax on certain products from a foreign country, used as a way to harm that country\u2019s trade industry. China has called for tariffs on US soybeans. Since US soy now costs more, Chinese farmers will look elsewhere, specifically Brazil, to buy cheaper soybeans. <br><br>The effect of tariffs on US prices of soybeans is shown below. You can see that the price has dropped significantly since Chinese tariffs were announced earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/china-statistics-soybean-tariff.png\" alt=\"Line graph on Chinas plan to impose tariff on soybean \" class=\"wp-image-3304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/china-statistics-soybean-tariff.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/china-statistics-soybean-tariff-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/china-statistics-soybean-tariff-768x345.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>SOURCE: https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/graphics\/2018-soybean-tariff\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental impact of soybeans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There could be serious environmental consequences as China looks to South America to meet its soybean needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soy cultivation is likely to expand into new areas, leading to deforestation as natural environments are replaced with monocultures of Monsanto\u2019s GMO soybeans. (Rueters.com, 2016) In 2017, GMO crops made up 93% of Brazil\u2019s harvest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cerrado-tree-landscape-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cerrado tree overlooks landscape \" class=\"wp-image-3029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cerrado-tree-landscape-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cerrado-tree-landscape-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cerrado-tree-landscape-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/v\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cerrado-tree-landscape.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The genetic modification of soy has allowed for the crop to grow and thrive in this environment, as the genetically altered plant is able to withstand pests, disease, and drought. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soy can now expand into areas such as the Cerrado. This wooded savanna is home to over 10,000 species of plants (45% of which are exclusive to the Cerrado), 935 species of birds, and nearly 300 species of mammals, whose natural habitat could be destroyed if greater soybean demand pushes cultivation into this region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landmass of the Cerrado is larger than Alaska and California combined, but only 8% of the biome is protected from agriculture or development, making it an easy target for extended cultivation of soybeans.<br><br>As we have examined, the massive production of this crop, and use as food for ourselves and as food for animals contributes significantly to globalized trade. As changes in supply and demand change, production and purchasing behaviors will also adjust, which could have serious environmental consequences in parts of South America. Soybeans have clearly become a powerful force around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GreenChoice, PBC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenchoicenow.com\/greenscore\">evaluated and rated<\/a> more than 340,000 food &amp; beverage products across hundreds of attributes related to diet, health, and sustainability. Easily find the best products for you, the planet, &amp; your budget. Download the free GreenChoice app for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/greenchoice-food-for-you\/id1455716794?l=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple iOS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=io.greenchoice.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soybeans fuel the world and are a major player in global trade. 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