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Isn there a chance farmers will quit growing food and grow only oilseed crops?

April 26, 2017chance crops farmers food grow growing oilseed quit

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Isn there a chance farmers will quit growing food and grow only oilseed crops?

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Not really. Food is (and will be) a more valuable crop, but oilseeds do have a place in crop rotations. A much more serious concern is the destruction of tropical rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations and soybean fields.