29 min

Barbecue Earth, Episode 4: Uncle Sam and the Magic Beanstalk The World Unpacked

    • News

The soybean is more than just a humble legume—it’s a major geopolitical player that feeds the international meat market, shapes trade wars, and transforms economies. In Episode 4, we tell the story of how the soybeans that feed pigs around the world have shaped the geopolitical behavior of what some call “the Meat Triangle”: the United States, Brazil, and China.

The soybean is more than just a humble legume—it’s a major geopolitical player that feeds the international meat market, shapes trade wars, and transforms economies. In Episode 4, we tell the story of how the soybeans that feed pigs around the world have shaped the geopolitical behavior of what some call “the Meat Triangle”: the United States, Brazil, and China.

29 min

Top Podcasts In News

The Global Story
BBC World Service
Global News Podcast
BBC World Service
Pakistonomy
Tabadlab
FT News Briefing
Financial Times
Economist Podcasts
The Economist
Fareed Zakaria GPS
CNN