# Sprawling Soy: Can a New Tool Help Manage the Crop’s Footprint?

> The Nature Conservancy article examines soy's expansion and its role in deforestation in Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado, noting Brazil grows about a third of world soybeans. It discusses a new tool for managing soy's footprint and cites over $24 billion in 2016 soy exports, much going to China.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65527-sprawling-soy-can-a-new-tool-help-manage-the-crop-s-footprint
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This is sustainability commentary on soy expansion with no new supply, trade or policy event that would move soybean or meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2017-07-18 | [Soybean Marketing: Preparing for the August WASDE Report \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69986-soybean-marketing-preparing-for-the-august-wasde-report-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | +1.3% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2026-08-13 | [Soy Demand Rises to Meet Large Crop - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17962-soy-demand-rises-to-meet-large-crop-american-soybean-association.md) | +4.9% | +13.0% |
| SOY | 2020-06-07 | [Have the markets found a bottom? - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9493-have-the-markets-found-a-bottom-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.4% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2017-03-19 | [Markets preparing for spring - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10725-markets-preparing-for-spring-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -2.4% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-10-13 | [U.S. soybean yields expected to set a new record this fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12953-u-s-soybean-yields-expected-to-set-a-new-record-this-fall.md) | -2.4% | — |

## Sources

- nature.org: https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/sprawling-soy-can-a-new-tool-help-manage-the-crops-footprint/

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