Brazil is the dominant food producer in the Western Hemisphere. I didn't mean to bring up soybeans with regard to deforestation (although it is a factor), I use

Brazil is the dominant food producer in the Western Hemisphere. I didn't mean to bring up soybeans with regard to deforestation (although it is a factor), I used the soybeans example to illustrate that livestock, agriculture and global demand are highly interconnected. There is very little that anyone outside of Brazil can do to tell Brazil how it should manage its land and resources. Brazil to pass U.S. as world's largest soy producer in 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-soy-usa/brazil-to-pass-u-s-as-worlds-largest-soy-producer-in-2018-idUSKBN1IC2IW https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-soy-usa/brazil-to-... 02-Jul-2019 USDA sees record soybean harvest for Brazil https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2019/07/02/USDA-sees-record-soybean-harvest-for-Brazil https://www.feednavigator.com/Article/2019/07/02/USDA-sees-r... Brazilian Soybean Production By State https://twitter.com/kevinvantrump/status/956187342150266880?lang=en https://twitter.com/kevinvantrump/status/956187342150266880?... https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/Brazil/Municipality/Brazil_Soybean_Production_Municipality.jpg https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/rssiws/al/crop_production_maps/Bra...