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ADM, Bunge Say Not Sourcing from Newly Deforested Parts of Amazon

Using satellite monitoring to enforce their policies

November 30, 2020

Reuters reports grain traders Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Bunge Ltd. said in separate statements on Friday they do not source crops from newly deforested areas in the Amazon and are using satellite monitoring to enforce their policies.

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