About Those Fires In Brazil. Slash And Burn To Clear More Farmland For Soybeans?

[TrollBuster9090]

One of the theories that's floating around about those forest fires in Brazil is that Brazilian farmers are using the slash and burn method to create more farmland for soybeans. Thus, replacing completely, China's need for U.S. soybeans.

What do you think? I think it's a possibility, given that Brazil has already capitalized on China's tariffs on U.S. soybeans. Burning up the rain forests will drive many species of plants and animals into extinction, and accelerate climate change. But will it also drive U.S. soybean farmers into extinction?




https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/china-sources-more-farm-goods-brazil-us-trade-war-2019-7-1028403926

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/brazil-farming-bolsonaro-blames-farmers-for-record-amazon-fires-2019-8-1028466147

[RockRaven]

1. During a recent round of Trump's-China-sanctions reactions China cancelled ALL US farm orders.

From the whole freaking country.

They need to make that shortfall up somewhere. Brazil and Russia are two prime sources which might be able to pick up the slack.

[roamer65]

2. Very possible.

Definitely Dump’s fault if so.

[Kurt V.]

3. crops and cows.

[moondust]

4. Interesting possibility.

I'd like to see a timeline that includes Dump's tariffs, U.S. farm exports to China, Bolsonaro's campaign platform, Bolsonaro's election, etc. Did Bolsonaro perhaps see a big economic opportunity and green light the burning of the rainforest to scale up trade with China?

[Claritie Pixie]

5. A story I read earlier said farmers were clearing to plant watermelons.