Soy and UK food system

The UK imports over 3 million metric tons of soy annually, primarily from Argentina, Brazil, and the US, with 90% used as livestock feed. The poultry sector is identified as the most vulnerable to supply or price shocks due to its high dependency on soy. The primary risk is deforestation and associated Scope 3 emissions. Recommendations include industry collaboration via the UK Soy Manifesto, aligned due diligence legislation, and long-term contracts for sustainable soy.

• The UK imports more than 3 million metric tons of soy annually, mainly from Argentina, Brazil, and the US, with approximately 90% of these imports used as livestock feed.
• Deforestation and the resulting carbon emissions (Scope 3) represent the most critical soy-related risk for the UK industry.
• The poultry sector is the most vulnerable part of the livestock industry to soy price or supply shocks because it is the most dependent on soy and has the least capacity to substitute it in diets compared to other livestock.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Soy and UK food system. https://www.sei.org/publications/soy-and-uk-food-system/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Soy and UK food system. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/soy-and-uk-food-system/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022soy, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Soy and UK food system}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/soy-and-uk-food-system/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }