Claim: Brazil produces 25% of the planet's food.
Fact-check: Brazil doesn't produce 25% of the world's food, as the UK's trade envoy to the country claimed - Full Fact
Verdict: this appears far too high. the most recent available data from the un shows brazil produces 10% of the world's food by weight and 4% by value.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-12-17T00:00:00