# The rotten apples of Brazil’s agribusiness | SEI

> A study in Science finds that about 2% of properties in the Amazon and Cerrado account for 62% of potentially illegal deforestation, concentrated in areas producing soy and beef for export. The findings add to EU criticism of Brazil and calls for buyer boycotts.

- Date: 2020-08-03 · published 2020-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51646-the-rotten-apples-of-brazil-s-agribusiness-sei
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Heightened buyer scrutiny over deforestation could tighten demand for Brazilian soy and beef exports and add a risk premium, though the study itself does not change current volumes.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

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| LCATTLE | 2018-03-30 | [Here’s why premiums, regardless of the current cattle cycle, matter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66135-here-s-why-premiums-regardless-of-the-current-cattle-cycle-matter.md) | -2.6% | +2.8% |
| LCATTLE | 2020-06-02 | [The state of forest-risk supply chains – Global Canopy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52642-the-state-of-forest-risk-supply-chains-global-canopy.md) | -3.6% | -10.4% |
| LCATTLE | 2022-12-01 | [Reviewing the Tariff-Rate Quotas for U.S. Beef Imports \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38169-reviewing-the-tariff-rate-quotas-for-u-s-beef-imports-usda-foreign-agricultural.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- sei.org: https://www.sei.org/publications/rotten-apples-brazil-agribusiness/

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