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naught@sh.itjust.works 3 months agoThis was the case, and is certainly problematic. Take it a step further – who or what is consuming that soy? Animal agriculture, by and large. Therefore this is an argument for veganism, or at least reducing consumption.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
the vast majority of the world’s soy (about 85%) is pressed for oil in an oil press for human use. the byproduct of the press is called soy meal or soy cake, and would be a waste product if we didn’t find a use for it. currently, almost all of it goes to feed livestock, (about 70% of the entire crop-weight).
soybeans are used by people, and we feed the trash to livestock.
naught@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Can you supply a source for this please?
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
ourworldindata.org/…/Global-soy-production-to-end…
naught@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
This seems to reinforce my point. Surely 75% of production is not simply wastage otherwise. This is even ignoring the fact that I provided a source showing that deforestation by soy is far less problematic than it used to be.