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“Once harvested, the small creamy beans are crushed. The extracted oil is mainly used for fuel, while the remaining meal – the protein – is used for animal feed. Only a small percentage is turned into human food products such as soy milk.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/26/soy-destruction-deforestation-in-argentina-leads-straight-to-our-dinner-plates?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0dyZWVuTGlnaHQtMTgxMDI2&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GreenLight&CMP=greenlight_email

Soy destruction in Argentina leads straight to our dinner platesArgentina’s Gran Chaco forest is being razed for soya, ending up in European animal feed troughs, and on our plates. It’s the backbone of Argentina’s fragile economy, but has come at a price for the indigenous people who live there