Two of the industries involved in the infernos consuming the
Amazon rainforest and drawing the attention of global powers gathered at the
G7 meeting in
France are familiar to diners worldwide: soy and beef.
Brazil is the world's largest exporter of beef, with a record 1.64 million tons sent to its top markets
China,
Egypt and the
European Union in 2018, according to the Brazilian Beef Exporters Association.
All this growth has come at the expense of the Amazon.