bwc_28 t1_iryoslh wrote on October 12, 2022 at 12:46 AM

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The issue with ranching is that land you mention is a small fraction used for cattle. Red meat consumption is causing the amazon rainforest to be clear cut, it's causing old growth forests to be razed. That's absolutely devastating to our planet and is directly making climate change worse. The reality is red meat consumption is terrible for the environment.

parejaloca79 t1_iryrdiw wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:06 AM

How much red meat do we import from the Amazon?

bwc_28 t1_is1f8ef wrote on October 12, 2022 at 4:33 PM

More than you probably realize

parejaloca79 t1_is1gqtx wrote on October 12, 2022 at 4:43 PM

It is more than I realized. Thank you for the information.

[deleted] t1_irzke9d wrote on October 12, 2022 at 5:26 AM

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parejaloca79 t1_irzkn3j wrote on October 12, 2022 at 5:29 AM

I agree its not a good environment for grazing but the previous commenter talked about the Amazon being destroyed for ranching and raising beef, red meat, implying that the US is part of that problem. My question is how much red meat is the US importing from the Amazonian región?