today plate 157 · power shift · 2024 data

Mato Grosso grows more soy than China and India combined

  • 38.4 million t Soy grown in Mato Grosso in 2024: more than China (20.7 million) and India (15.1 million) combined.
  • 4.4× Mato Grosso's harvest grew from 8.8 million tonnes in 2000 to 38.4 million in 2024. China's grew 1.3×.
  • 50.2 million t Mato Grosso's 2025 harvest, its largest yet: 30% of all the soy grown in Brazil.
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