$29 million deforestation fines: game changer for Brazilian soy trade?

Mongabay
Jun 1, 2018, 11:13 am232 pts
Soy makes up more than 12 percent of Brazil’s exports, worth US $25.7 billion in 2017. This makes it an important engine for the Brazilian economy. The high profit margin also tempts farmers to break deforestation regulations, and for commodities companies to potentially look the other way regarding their…

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