Cargill Adds Indirect Suppliers to Anti-Deforestation Pledge

Cargill Inc. is expanding its commitment to buying deforestation-free crops in South America, including supplies it purchases from other merchants and traders.

The world’s largest agricultural commodities trader won’t buy any major crops from deforested areas in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay from 2025, it said Monday in a statement. The pledge includes for the first time supplies from third parties — the hardest ones to trace.

Cargill is building on last year’s pledge to source deforestation-free soy supplies from the Amazon, Cerrado and Gran Chaco biomes by adding corn, wheat and cotton to its goal and expanding its geographic scope. ...