# Soy trade from Brazil’s Cerrado driving climate emissions | SEI

> Trase analysis found about 17,500 km² of Brazil's Cerrado was cleared in 11 years for soy plantations, with China taking 59% of Cerrado exports in 2017 and the EU 17%. The study links soy trade from the Cerrado to significant carbon emissions.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61589-soy-trade-from-brazil-s-cerrado-driving-climate-emissions-sei
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Growing deforestation scrutiny of Cerrado soy could pressure buyers and exporters over time, but the report does not change current supply or demand. Its market effect is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-02-10 | [Brazil Soybean Estimate Unchanged at 179.0 Million Tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13450-brazil-soybean-estimate-unchanged-at-179-0-million-tons.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2019-10-30 | [China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56584-china-eu-are-importing-soybeans-from-unregistered-brazil-farms-report.md) | +0.4% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2019-07-01 | [ERS Report: “Interdependence of China, United States, and Brazil in Soybean Trade”](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58484-ers-report-interdependence-of-china-united-states-and-brazil-in-soybean-trade.md) | -2.7% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2025-07-24 | [Brazil increases corn crop estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13485-brazil-increases-corn-crop-estimate.md) | -3.8% | +0.9% |
| SOY | 2018-06-27 | [New Trase Yearbook highlights deforestation linked to exports of Brazilian soy \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64539-new-trase-yearbook-highlights-deforestation-linked-to-exports-of-brazilian-soy.md) | -2.7% | -0.7% |
| SBM | 2019-10-30 | [China, EU are importing soybeans from unregistered Brazil farms: report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56584-china-eu-are-importing-soybeans-from-unregistered-brazil-farms-report.md) | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| SBM | 2018-06-27 | [New Trase Yearbook highlights deforestation linked to exports of Brazilian soy \| SEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64539-new-trase-yearbook-highlights-deforestation-linked-to-exports-of-brazilian-soy.md) | -1.8% | -1.1% |
| SBM | 2020-08-25 | [Growing demand for corn, soybeans driving up prices \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51666-growing-demand-for-corn-soybeans-driving-up-prices-feed-strategy.md) | +5.4% | +16.7% |

## Sources

- sei.org: https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/soy-trade-from-brazils-cerrado-driving-climate-emissions/

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