By Henk Hoogenkamp, Protein Applications Expert
The upside of soy is that the crop contains the highest protein and oil content. The downside is that soy has only four main harvest regions – US, Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay – mostly due to climate restrictions. A vast area of virgin forest is lost to the unrelenting expansion of soy agriculture in environmentally sensitive areas. The forests cover about 30 percent of the planet’s landmass – but they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
