Soy #

American Soybean Association #

Animal agriculture is the soybean industry’s largest customer, and more than 90% of U.S. soybeans produced are used as a high-quality protein source for animal feed.

About 70% of the soybean’s value comes from the meal, and 97% of U.S. soybean meal goes to feed livestock and poultry.

Source: https://soygrowers.com/key-issues-initiatives/key-issues/other/animal-ag/

Our World in Data #

When someone mentions soy we often think about foods such as tofu, soy milk, tempeh or edamame beans. This feeds into the argument that meat and dairy substitutes – such as switching from meat to high-protein tofu, or from dairy to soy milk – is in fact worse for the environment. But, only a small percentage of global soy is used for these products. More than three-quarters (77%) of soy is used as feed for livestock.

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/soy#more-than-three-quarters-of-global-soy-is-fed-to-animals