UK supermarkets could still be buying meat linked to deforestation in Brazil, report suggests

A single tree is all that remains of a field cleared for soya in an area of the Brazilian Cerrado, a vast biodiversity rich savannah. Photograph: Courtesy of Mighty Earth

Supermarkets and retailers have been asked to end relationships with soya traders who allegedly continue to buy soya from suppliers contributing to deforestation in Brazil.

It comes as an investigation by campaign group Mighty Earth alleges that suppliers selling to leading soya traders have deforested at least 27,000 hectares (67,000 acres) across 10 farms in the Cerrado region of Brazil since August 2020.