2 Sisters Food Group is investing 68 million USD to shift its poultry feed from imported soy to British-grown oilseed rape and beans. This move aims to reduce Scope 3 emissions by over 20% and combat deforestation in South America. The company targets a net zero goal by 2035, including a plan to completely remove soymeal from its Coupar Angus facility by 2027. This strategy focuses on domesticating supply chains to improve food security and lower the overall carbon intensity of meat production.
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Replacing soy with domestic beans is a solid move for Scope 3, but I want to see the actual carbon accounting method here. Are they counting the land use change from the new UK crops, or just the transport and deforestation delta?
Fair point. The article mentions 670,000 tonnes of emissions saved, but doesn't explain if that is a lifecycle analysis or just a rough estimate based on shipping distances.
The 2027 deadline for the Coupar Angus site is a concrete target, which is better than most corporate roadmaps. Still, scaling this to the whole operation depends on whether UK farmers can actually grow enough protein to meet the demand without importing other fillers.
The 50 million GBP injection into UK agriculture is the real story. The success of this depends on the payback period for farmers switching their crop rotations. If the premiums aren't high enough, the supply won't be there.
