Europe says Brazil's move to end soy moratorium threatens $5-billion market
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian farmers risk losing part of the European market for soy products estimated at $5 billion (3.88 billion pounds) per year if they scrap a so-called soy moratorium barring grain traders from buying oilseed from areas in the Amazon that have been deforested."This farmers' movement can be perceived as a challenge," Nathalie Lecocq, director general of FEDIOL, the group representing the European Union vegetable oil and meal industry told Reuters.Aprosoja, the main group..