I don’t see how this supports your argument that eliminating livestock would not reduce land usage. 76% of soybean production is going to animal feed, do you really think that percentage would not reduce if you switched it over to providing food for humans?
69% is a byproduct of soybean oil production. most people don’t want to eat soy cake. some people already do, but not enough to eat the entire crop. giving that to livestock is a conservation of resources.
Sure, I don’t doubt that humans can’t each the entire soy crop in much the same way they don’t eat the entirety of other crops. But there is still 76% of the production going towards animal agriculture. You’re not seriously suggesting that livestock only use the leftovers from soybean production from humans and produce no additional demand, are you?
I don’t see how this supports your argument that eliminating livestock would not reduce land usage. 76% of soybean production is going to animal feed, do you really think that percentage would not reduce if you switched it over to providing food for humans?
69% is a byproduct of soybean oil production. most people don’t want to eat soy cake. some people already do, but not enough to eat the entire crop. giving that to livestock is a conservation of resources.
Sure, I don’t doubt that humans can’t each the entire soy crop in much the same way they don’t eat the entirety of other crops. But there is still 76% of the production going towards animal agriculture. You’re not seriously suggesting that livestock only use the leftovers from soybean production from humans and produce no additional demand, are you?
7% is fed directly to livestock. 85% is pressed for oil. the byproduct is the vast majority of what is fed to livestock.