Cerrado cattle ranches were four times more likely to contain deforested land than Amazon cattle ranches

43% of Cerrado cattle farms supplying JBS, Marfrig and Minerva in Mato Grosso contained deforested land, compared to 10% of Amazon cattle farms

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