Name

ZEN NOH HAY INC

Legal name

Zen-Noh Hay, Inc.

Website

https://zhiusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Forage Products

NAICS

Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), Farm Product Warehousing and Storage (493130)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Export-Grade Forage Products (Compressed Bales, Containerized Hay) (AFADAHAJ)

Keywords

• Forage product exports
• Hay processing
• Livestock feed supply
• Agricultural commodity export
• Hay cube processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Forage Product Export: Zen-Noh Hay purchases and exports U.S. agricultural forage products, primarily supporting the supply chain managed to provide ZEN-NOH (Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) with a safe and stable supply of high quality raw materials predominantly for feed use.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Zen-Noh Hay, Inc. (ZHI) sources, processes, and exports U.S.-origin forage products, including hay cubes, for use as livestock feed. The company operates a forage processing facility in Pasco, Washington, and ships processed product to ZEN-NOH (Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) for distribution to Japanese livestock farmers. ZHI also offers a carrier billing information application for managing carrier billing transactions associated with its logistics operations.

Product overview

Zen-Noh Hay, Inc. (ZHI) operates as a premier supplier of quality forage products, functioning as a supply chain link between United States and Japanese livestock farmers. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zen-Noh America Holdings Corp. and primarily supports ZEN-NOH (Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) with a safe and stable supply of high-quality raw materials for feed use. The company offers Quality Forage Products as its core agricultural offering and provides a Carrier Billing Service for carrier billing information management. Related subsidiary Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (ZGC) handles grain trading and exports from its export elevator in Convent, Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quality Forage Products Processed forage products (including hay cubes) sourced from U.S. agricultural producers, processed at the Pasco, Washington facility, and exported primarily to ZEN-NOH (Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations) for use as livestock feed by Japanese livestock farmers.
• Carrier Billing Service A carrier billing information application that allows users to manage and process carrier billing transactions related to ZHI's transportation and logistics operations.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Viserion Grain, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2021ZGC entered into an agreement with Viserion Grain for Viserion to acquire 11 grain facilities required to be divested for DOJ regulatory approval of the Bunge acquisition. The sale to Viserion was conditioned on closing of the Bunge acquisition.
• Bunge North America, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2020Zen-Noh Grain Corporation announced acquisition of 35 operating U.S. grain origination elevators along the Mississippi River from Bunge North America. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval. DOJ required divestiture of certain assets as condition for approval.
• Zen-Noh (Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZen-Noh Hay is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zen-Noh America Holdings Corp. and operates as part of the ZEN-NOH cooperative network. ZEN-NOH is Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations. Zen-Noh Hay purchases and exports U.S. agricultural products primarily in support of a supply chain managed to provide ZEN-NOH with a safe and stable supply of high quality raw materials for feed use.
• Zen-Noh Grain CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZen-Noh Grain Corporation (ZGC) is a sister company founded in 1979 to establish a safe and stable supply of U.S. food grains and soybeans for ZEN-NOH's feed mills in Japan. Both companies operate under the Zen-Noh cooperative umbrella and share infrastructure including the Convent, Louisiana export elevator.
• CGB Enterprises, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCGB Enterprises, Inc. operates through its wholly owned subsidiary Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. to operate grain facilities. CGB serves as a direct connection to U.S. farmers by providing services including buying, storing, selling and shipping crops, financing, and risk management. CGB operates over 100 grain origination facilities in the U.S.
• Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly owned subsidiary of CGB Enterprises that operates grain facilities. Currently operates more than 100 grain origination facilities across the Midwest and serves as a direct connection to U.S. farmers.
• Baker McKenzieminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerActed as legal advisor to Zen-Noh Grain Corporation in the Bunge North America acquisition transaction.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Al Dahra Agricultural Company: Global agribusiness with significant forage, animal feed, and commodities trading operations including hay and alfalfa supply chains. Comparable as a larger, globally diversified forage exporter competing in the same international livestock feed markets.
• Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC: Diversified U.S. agribusiness involved in crop inputs, animal feed, and agricultural commodity marketing across the western U.S. Comparable as a larger incumbent in the agricultural supply chain serving Pacific-region livestock and feed markets.
• Bunge North America, Inc. Major U.S. grain origination and export company that sold 35 Mississippi River elevators to ZGC in 2020. Comparable as a large incumbent operating in U.S. agricultural commodity origination and export supply chains serving international customers.

Direct peers

• ACX Pacific Northwest: Major U.S.-based exporter of hay and forage products, particularly compressed alfalfa and grass hays, with strong presence in Pacific Northwest and Japanese dairy markets. Comparable export-focused forage supplier targeting Japanese end users.
• Standlee Premium Western Forage: U.S. grower and processor of premium western forage products including hay cubes, pellets, and baled hay for livestock and equine markets. Comparable as a vertically integrated forage processor producing similar export-grade hay cube products.
• CGB Enterprises, Inc. Operates through Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. with 100+ U.S. grain origination facilities providing buying, storage, shipping and risk management services. Tied into the Zen-Noh family and directly comparable as a U.S.-based agricultural supply chain operator serving Japanese end markets.
• Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (ZGC): Sister company under the Zen-Noh umbrella, also exporting U.S. agricultural products to Japanese feed mills. Operates the Convent, Louisiana export elevator and trades grains, soybeans, and byproducts into the same Zen-Noh cooperative channel as ZHI.
• Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. One of the largest U.S. exporters of forage products (alfalfa hay, timothy hay, straw) to Pacific Rim markets including Japan. Directly comparable as a U.S.-based hay/forage processor and exporter serving Japanese livestock customers.
• Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. Wholly owned subsidiary of CGB Enterprises operating 100+ grain origination facilities across the U.S. Midwest. Operates within the same Zen-Noh-affiliated network as ZHI and is directly comparable as a U.S. agricultural supply chain operator linked to Japanese export markets.

Emerging players

• Triple Crown Nutrition: U.S. manufacturer and supplier of premium equine and livestock forage-based feed products including hay cubes and chopped forage. Partial overlap with ZHI's hay cube product category, focused on North American premium livestock feed rather than export.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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