Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff

Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff

The Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff Division stably procures the grains, oilseeds, and production materials that form the foundation for diverse food production from around the world, providing supplies to food product manufacturers in Japan and Asia.
The demand for protein has increased significantly as the world's population has grown, and the global demand for feedstuff, the production materials for grains and proteins, which are staple foods, has continued to grow. Amid mounting risks posed by climate change and geopolitical factors, we constantly strive to deliver a stable supply of consistently high-quality environmentally friendly raw materials.
Furthermore, we continue to support the enrichment of people’s lives through our pet-related businesses.

The Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff Division supplies goods and services that are the basis for foods raging from grain and agricultural products including rice, wheat, soybeans, and corn, through agricultural processed foods, such as pasta, to feedstuff and fertilizer.
Our philosophy is to contribute to the development of the world’s agriculture, foods, and dietary life with our creativity and innovation as well as our traditional challenging spirit. Under this philosophy, we aim to contribute to the dietary habits of people around the world and raise the quality of the lives of people in local communities through our efforts to provide safe and secure foods. We are committed to creating a value-added value chain, especially in Asia’s food market, as its economy is growing strongly along with its rising population. Meanwhile, in the domestic market, we work to ensure our efforts to go beyond conventional trading and create added value through cultivating smart agriculture with ICT while promoting higher efficiency in the dairy farming and livestock industry. Furthermore, we strive to strengthen our food safety management system and provide our customers with additional safe and secure foods.

Jun Nakajima: Executive Officer / COO, Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff Division

Jun Nakajima

Executive Officer
COO, Grain, Oilseeds & Feedstuff Division

Key Businesses and Locations

Business Features

Business Environment

Opportunities
  • Increasing incidence of extreme weather events
  • Growing global demand
  • Growing demand for quality
  • Increased demand related to SDGs/DX/GX/new technologies
Action Plan
  • Diversify supply regions leveraging our global network
  • Capture growing demand in Asian and North American markets
  • Improve product quality
  • Help improve the production efficiency of business partners through IoT technology, genome editing technology, the acquisition of various certifications, etc.
Risks
  • Price fluctuations
  • Supply disruptions due to extreme weather events and geopolitical risks
  • Quality control
Countermeasures
  • Enter into hedges via futures markets, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Secure stable supply by diversifying production sites and suppliers
  • Enhance quality control through upstream production and sourcing businesses

Three Value Propositions Informed by Medium- to Long-Term Outlook and Groupwide Management Goals

Drivers of Strategy and Innovation
(Key Capital)
Intellectual capital
Stable supply network and quality control expertise for major grains, oilseeds, and other raw material ingredients, drawing on synergies with DX-related fields within the Group
Human capital
A group of experts in each product category, bringing together Kanematsu’s expertise in DX-related fields
Social and relationship capital
Reliable relationships with business partners backed by years of experience
Supply Chain Transformation / Creation

Business

  • Serch by "dept.& business"
  • Serch by "products & service"

Group companies

Japan
Kanematsu Agritec Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sales of feed and fertilizer
Kanematsu Soytech Corp Sales of soybeans, pulses & peas, and grain; Development and marketing of tofu and other ingredients for processed foods
GPC Holdings Co., Ltd. Sales of pet food and other products
China
Dalian Runsong Biological Feed Co., Ltd. Manufacture and sales of feedstuff (puffed soybeans, soybean meal)
U.S.A.
KAI Enterprises, Inc. Sales of hay and roughage
Sage Hill Northwest, Inc. Production of hay
KG Agri Products, Inc. Seed development; Contract farming; Sorting, processing and sales of food soybeans
Nippon Trends Food Service, Inc. Fresh ramen noodle manufacturer