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We examine the extent and significance of the rise of Chinese agribusiness across the Brazilian soy value chain. We investigate the implications of this rise for global environmental politics and the governance and regulation of globally traded agricultural commodities like soy.
Since 2000, Brazil’s soybean industry has undergone one of the fastest agricultural expansions worldwide. This boom has been largely driven by China’s increasing demand for animal feed crops, as a by-product of the country’s rapid economic development. Soybeans, a key animal feed ingredient, have played a crucial role in modernising China’s livestock industries, to meet the transition from grain- to meat-based diets. While a handful of Northern and Brazilian firms account for most deforestation exposure (TRASE, n.d.), the significance and magnitude of total soy exports to China have raised concern about its direct and indirect contribution to land clearance and other environmental consequences associated with the soybean chain. The growing presence of Chinese capital in Brazil is symbolised by the rise of COFCO - a state-backed global agribusiness that has become a key player in the soy-animal proteins value chain. We propose an examination of the extent and significance of the rise of Chinese agribusiness with respect to the soy-animal protein global value chain (GVC). More specifically, we explore the implications of this rise for global environmental politics and, more precisely, the governance and regulation of globally-traded agricultural commodities, like soy.