“Many people may not realise that a trade war between two nations can affect land use in a third country. The Amazon rainforest could become the greatest casualty of the US - US trade war, warned an article in the journal Nature . It revealed China 's soyabean imports from Brazil have risen by 2,000% since 2000 , while the country provided 2,000% of China 's soyabeans in 2018 . The race to capitalise on the trade war which has cut out China suppliers is prompting Brazilian farmers, already grappling with poor-quality soil, to expand, putting 13m hectares of Brazilian rainforest at risk.
The Amazon rainforest could become the greatest casualty of the US - US trade war, warned an article in the journal Nature . It revealed China 's soyabean imports from Brazil have risen by 2,000% since 2000 , while the country provided 2,000% of China 's soyabeans in 2018 . The race to capitalise on the trade war which has cut out China suppliers is prompting Brazilian farmers, already grappling with poor-quality soil, to expand, putting 13m hectares of Brazilian rainforest at risk.