Cerrado deforestation far exceeded Amazon deforestation for all three beef giants

Forest loss (in hectares) at Mato Grosso cattle farms supplying JBS, Marfrig and Minerva was nearly five times greater in the Cerrado than in the Amazon

Deforestation identified in a ranch after 22 July 2008; Cattle farms recorded as supplying JBS, Minerva and Marfrig between January 2018 and September 2019. Note: the beef firms purchased from a pool of the same ranches over the supply period (thus aggregate figures vary to the sums of figures for each company).
Source: Global Witness