# The rotten apples of Brazil's agribusiness | Science

> A Science article reports that illegal deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado is linked to EU imports of Brazilian soy and beef. It notes that EU criticism fuels calls to boycott Brazilian products and to withhold ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade deal. The authors argue Brazil's agribusiness faces risk without tackling illegal clearing.

- Date: 2020-07-17 · published 2020-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52142-the-rotten-apples-of-brazil-s-agribusiness-science
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Boycott risk and buyer scrutiny of Brazilian soy and beef could shift EU demand toward other origins and lift premiums for compliant supply.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral
- LCATTLE: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2023-11-22 | [Wheat jumps 1% to near 2-week high on Black Sea supply concerns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12251-wheat-jumps-1-to-near-2-week-high-on-black-sea-supply-concerns-markets-business.md) | -2.2% | -5.0% |
| SOY | 2022-03-14 | [Ahead of the Open \| March 14, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5498-ahead-of-the-open-march-14-2022-pro-farmer.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2022-04-05 | [Brazil Needs Potash and Belarus Is Looking for Ways to Supply It - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42152-brazil-needs-potash-and-belarus-is-looking-for-ways-to-supply-it-bloomberg.md) | +3.3% | +3.5% |
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| SOY | 2020-10-28 | [Reading the Soy Leaves: What Soybean Imports Say About China’s 2020 US Election Preferences – The Diplomat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50503-reading-the-soy-leaves-what-soybean-imports-say-about-china-s-2020-us-election.md) | -2.1% | +10.1% |
| SBM | 2022-08-27 | [Higher gas prices deepen Europe's fertiliser crunch, threaten food crisis \| INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY NEWS - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5146-higher-gas-prices-deepen-europe-s-fertiliser-crunch-threaten-food-crisis.md) | -5.9% | -6.1% |
| SBM | 2022-03-14 | [Palm plummets nearly 10% as rival Dalian oils, crude weaken - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5499-palm-plummets-nearly-10-as-rival-dalian-oils-crude-weaken-markets-business.md) | -1.7% | -4.7% |
| SBM | 2022-04-05 | [Supply shock caused by Russian invasion of Ukraine puts strain on various EU agri-food sectors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41780-supply-shock-caused-by-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-puts-strain-on-various-eu.md) | +0.5% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- science.org: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aba6646

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