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Barbecue Earth, Episode 4: Uncle Sam and the Magic Beanstalk
Episode 215
Published 2 years, 8 months ago
Description
The soybean is more than just a humble legume—it’s a major geopolitical player that feeds the international meat market, shapes trade wars, and transforms economies. In Episode 4, we tell the story of how the soybeans that feed pigs around the world have shaped the geopolitical behavior of what some call “the Meat Triangle”: the United States, Brazil, and China.