noun
major grain companies; grain majors
Refers to the large multinational corporations that dominate global grain trading, such as Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus (often called the ABCD companies).
穀物メジャーは世界の食料供給に大きな影響力を持っている。
The grain majors have a huge influence on the global food supply.