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Re:Milk that lasts for months by projectorlochsa on Monday April 03, 2017 @07:26AM (#14021988)
More than 85% of soy grown is for non-human animal consumption. Animal agriculture in Brazil is the leading cause of Amazon deforestation, likewise, animal agriculture in Argentina.

I'm not even sure if you've read the source you've given as it states the same.

Not to mention that most soy humans consume is non-GMO (which excludes practically everything from Argentina and Brazil), and that soy is grown in China, and for example in suprisingly large quantities in Serbia. So it's not even necessary to cut rainforests.

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Re:Milk that lasts for months by marcosdumay on Monday April 03, 2017 @11:40AM (#14023604)
Actually, soy milk competes with oil in grain use.

What goes to feeding animals is mostly what remains after extracting the (more expensive) products destined to human consumption.

Besides, Brazilian animal agriculture does not use much soy. It would even shrink in area if it started using more.

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