[eliseumds]

I recently drove more than 1000 miles from Sao Paulo (Brazil) towards the south and many cities looked dry, completely covered with soybean plantations, and they're growing quickly [1]. Brazil basically exports a shitton of water in the form of meat. We have 36 million hectares dedicated to soybeans alone, that's Germany's total area. I wonder how long this is going to last.

[1] https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/agencia-noticias/2012-...

[mcdonje]

IIRC, most of Brazil's soy exports are feeding pigs in China.

[eliseumds]

I should've typed "meat and soybeans". You're probably right about the destination of most of our soybeans.