据日本媒体报道，受近期美国遭遇严重干旱导致粮价上涨的影响，为降低全球粮价大幅波动带来的市场风险，伊藤忠、丸红等日本商社开始扩大海外粮食进口渠道，将传统粮食主产地北美洲扩大到非洲、南美等地。

According to Japanese media report，Subject to recent American encounter severe drought lead to the effects of rising food prices，To reduce global sharp fluctuations of the market risk，faithful、WanGong invested, and Japanese began to expand overseas food import channels，The traditional food leading North America expanded to Africa、South America, etc。

　　伊藤忠在非洲与当地农业组织合作种植食用大豆，预计2014年可实现对日本出口，力争几年内年进口量达到10万吨，将占日本进口食用大豆总量的10%；丸红也将扩大在南美的大豆、玉米等粮食作物的合作种植数量；丰田通商将加强在巴西、阿根廷的粮食购买渠道，目前每年从巴西进口150万吨大豆等粮食作物，力争几年内进口数量扩大到450-500万吨。

Faithful in Africa and the local agricultural organizations grow edible soybean，In 2014 is expected to export to Japan can be realized，Strive for a few years imports reached 100000 tons，Japan imports will account for 10% of the total eating soy；WanGong will also expand the soybean in South America、Corn grain crops cooperation planting quantity；Toyota treaty will strengthen in Brazil、Argentina's grain purchase channels，Every year at present from Brazil imported 1.5 million tonnes of soy and other food crops，Strive for a few years import quantity expanded to 450-5 million tons。

　　多年以来美国农产品以生产高效、高品质的优势获得了日本各商社的青睐，但今年美国遭遇的严重干旱导致玉米、大豆等产量大幅减少，粮食价格也随之高涨。随着世界新兴国家人口的不断增加，预计世界粮食价格也将居高不下，为规避市场风险，各商社扩大了从非洲、南美等进口粮食的渠道，以确保稳定的进口货源。 

For many years the United States agricultural products to the production efficiency、High quality advantage won the favour of the Japan co，But this year the United States encounter severe drought lead to corn、Soybeans production sharply reduce，Food prices is also heightening。With the emerging of the population of country increased，Expected the world food prices also will remain high，For avoiding the market risk，The trading company expanded from Africa、South America and other imported food channels，To ensure stable import source of supply。