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This report reviews the initiatives made by Zen-Noh (National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations) in its efforts to ensure stable procurement of Grains, Oilseeds and Fertilizers from overseas, and discusses future challenges. The 1970s was a time when grain and oilseeds were used as political weapons, as world demand expanded dramatically, while droughts and conflicts broke out in various regions, and the U.S. government imposed embargoes. Zen-Noh established Zen-Noh Grain Corporation in 1979 and acquired CGB Enterprises Inc. in 1988 to build up its own supply chain between the US and Japan. Since 2000, some structural changes have occurred in the global grain and oilseed markets. Zen-Noh have been tackling those changes by strengthening its procurement and export capacity expansion in the US, as well as investing into the supply chains in Brazil and Canada.
