UK supermarkets push for Amazon soy safeguards after traders abandon ban

Leading UK and European supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsbury's, are urging major soy traders to maintain safeguards against deforestation after the Brazilian soy producers' association, Abiove, abandoned the Amazon soy moratorium. The retailers' open letter to traders like Cargill and Bunge expresses concern that this withdrawal weakens deforestation deterrents and undermines sustainability efforts. The moratorium, in place since 2006, ensured soy wasn't sourced from Amazon land cleared after 2008. The supermarkets state they will continue to uphold this principle and are requesting traders clarify their commitment to climate and environmental protections, as well as supply chain monitoring. Conservation groups warn that the loss of the moratorium could lead to significant deforestation in the Amazon.

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