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Brazil Beef Volume

3.16M tin 2020

Brazil Beef Deforestation

949k hain 2020

Exporting Companies

5 companies
are exposed to

64% of Deforestation

of Brazil beef exports

Hotspots

10% of Regions
account for

93% of Deforestation

of Brazil beef production

Importing Countries

5 countries
are exposed to

76% of Deforestation

of Brazil beef imports

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Brazil

Beef

2020

Brazil Beef Volume

3.16M tin 2020

Brazil Beef Deforestation

949k hain 2020

5 companies
are exposed to

64% of Deforestation

of Brazil Beef exports

10% of Regions
account for

93% of Deforestation

of Brazil Beef production

5 countries
are exposed to

76% of Deforestation

of Brazil Beef imports

Brazil

Chicken

2018

Brazil Chicken Volume

4.03M tin 2018

Brazil Chicken Deforestation

1k hain 2018

5 companies
are exposed to

58% of Deforestation

of Brazil Chicken exports

10% of Regions
account for

94% of Deforestation

of Brazil Chicken production

5 countries
are exposed to

54% of Deforestation

of Brazil Chicken imports

Brazil

Cocoa

2017

Brazil Cocoa Volume

60.8k tin 2017

5 companies
account for

98% of Volume

of Brazil Cocoa exports

33% of Regions
account for

99% of Volume

of Brazil Cocoa production

5 countries
account for

93% of Volume

of Brazil Cocoa imports

Brazil

Coffee

2017

Brazil Coffee Volume

1.65M tin 2017

5 companies
account for

43% of Volume

of Brazil Coffee exports

10% of Regions
account for

59% of Volume

of Brazil Coffee production

5 countries
account for

63% of Volume

of Brazil Coffee imports

Brazil

Corn

2017

Brazil Corn Volume

97.9M tin 2017

5 companies
account for

59% of Volume

of Brazil Corn exports

10% of Regions
account for

78% of Volume

of Brazil Corn production

5 countries
account for

56% of Volume

of Brazil Corn imports

Brazil

Cotton

2017

Brazil Cotton Volume

954k tin 2017

5 companies
account for

49% of Volume

of Brazil Cotton exports

10% of Regions
account for

74% of Volume

of Brazil Cotton production

5 countries
account for

70% of Volume

of Brazil Cotton imports

Brazil

Palm Kernel

2017

Brazil Palm Kernel Volume

2.64k tin 2017

5 companies
account for

98% of Volume

of Brazil Palm Kernel exports

N/A

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account for

of Brazil Palm Kernel production

5 countries
account for

100% of Volume

of Brazil Palm Kernel imports

Brazil

Palm Oil

2017

Brazil Palm Oil Volume

90k tin 2017

5 companies
account for

100% of Volume

of Brazil Palm Oil exports

N/A

undefined of Regions
account for

of Brazil Palm Oil production

5 countries
account for

100% of Volume

of Brazil Palm Oil imports

Brazil

Pork

2018

Brazil Pork Volume

762k tin 2018

Brazil Pork Deforestation

252 hain 2018

5 companies
are exposed to

86% of Deforestation

of Brazil Pork exports

10% of Regions
account for

100% of Deforestation

of Brazil Pork production

5 countries
are exposed to

52% of Deforestation

of Brazil Pork imports

Brazil

Soy

2020

Brazil Soy Volume

122M tin 2020

Brazil Soy Deforestation

417k hain 2020

5 companies
are exposed to

57% of Deforestation

of Brazil Soy exports

10% of Regions
account for

93% of Deforestation

of Brazil Soy production

5 countries
are exposed to

84% of Deforestation

of Brazil Soy imports

Brazil

Sugarcane

2017

Brazil Sugarcane Volume

236M tin 2017

5 companies
account for

42% of Volume

of Brazil Sugarcane exports

N/A

undefined of Regions
account for

of Brazil Sugarcane production

5 countries
account for

40% of Volume

of Brazil Sugarcane imports

Brazil

Wood Pulp

2017

Brazil Wood Pulp Volume

13.8M tin 2017

5 companies
account for

70% of Volume

of Brazil Wood Pulp exports

N/A

undefined of Regions
account for

of Brazil Wood Pulp production

5 countries
account for

79% of Volume

of Brazil Wood Pulp imports

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20 Mar 2024

How to ensure due diligence policies actually tackle deforestation

Human rights and environmental due diligence can clean-up specific commodity supply chains, but to ensure that products linked to deforestation are not redirected elsewhere, governments need to build synergies with other policies for sustainable land use.

4 Mar 2024

How Brazil and China can use data for a more sustainable cattle sector

Pasture for grazing cattle is impacting natural ecosystems, with Brazil's 2020 beef exports linked to 340 million tonnes of emissions through deforestation. China is the largest importer of Brazilian beef and is therefore also the largest importing market exposed to cattle deforestation and conversion from Brazil. Here's how leveraging data and using monitoring solutions can help countries like Brazil and China to build a more sustainable cattle supply chain.

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21 Nov 2023

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Brazilian beef exports and deforestation

The rate of deforestation and land conversion driven by the expansion of pasture for beef production in Brazil increased by 60% between 2016 and 2020, while the Amazon and Cerrado continue to be cleared despite zero-deforestation commitments made by beef producers.

Aerial image, number of machines in arrow motion, front of tractors that prepare the land to sow in the field.

2 Oct 2023

Doubts over legal compliance put Brazil’s soy exports to the EU at risk

Traders will struggle to prove that soy from Brazil complies with its environmental laws due to gaps in official data, potentially reducing sales to the EU, according to a report by Trase and Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV).

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