Chapter 192 The First Snow (Medium Cup)
October 23rd.
Frost falls on the 14th day of the ninth lunar month.
The county seat of Naiman County.
Because the weather forecast predicts that there will be a significant cooling in the eastern and northeastern areas of Monan in early November, and there is a high possibility of rain and snow.
Therefore, every household has begun to seize the time to prepare supplies for the winter. In particular, farmers who do not have enough fodder and corn kernels are trying to find ways to purchase them from outside.
Suddenly, a pickup truck pulled a banner and drove on the main road of the county, shouting with a loudspeaker:
"Mulan Farm sells fresh fodder for 500 yuan per acre..."
"Mulan Farm sells fresh fodder at 50 per acre..."
“Mulan Farm sells fresh…”
Mo Laosan, who was ordering corn kernels and soybean meal pellets at the entrance of a feed wholesale store, heard this and quickly said to the owner of the feed wholesale store: "Lao Liu, please send me the corn and soybean meal pellets."
"I got it." Old Liu looked up at the pickup truck slowly passing by the door.
Mo Laosan hurried over.
When he reached the pickup truck, there were already others ahead of him.
However, the Monan branch employee in the pickup truck did not answer anything. Instead, he directly handed over a piece of paper with questions such as how to charge and how to handle the fodder written on it.
Mo Laosan also got one. After taking a look at it, he immediately drove his broken van and hurried over to Mulan Farm.
Arriving at the gate of Mulan Farm's base, quite a few farmers have already come over to inquire, and some have already arrived with harvesters and dirt trucks.
The sales staff temporarily transferred from the Taminchagan base are receiving farmers who want to buy.
Half an hour later, it was Mo Laosan's turn.
The salesperson was very direct: "How many acres do you want?"
"There are really 1.4∽1.6 tons per acre?" Mo Laosan asked quickly.
"If it's lower than 1.4, let's supply it. How much does it cost?"
Based on previous winter silage purchases, Mo Laosan estimated that he would need 500 tons of silage for his 1,200 sheep, plus some ewes that would give birth to lambs.
However, he knows that the forage cannot be all made of soybean vine silage, and half of the corn silage and other hay must be used. Therefore, he needs to buy about 250 tons of soybean vine silage. Based on his own experience in making silage in previous years, 250 tons Silage requires approximately 280 tons of fresh grass.
With the bottom line, Mo Laosan said: "I want 200 acres."
"Go to the side to fill out the contract. If you have any questions, just ask." The salesperson directly pulled out a contract and handed it to the other party: "By the way, we don't accept accounting. We pay with one hand and deliver the goods with one hand."
"Got it."
Ten minutes later, Mo Laosan signed the contract, paid 100,000 yuan, added the contact person's WeChat account, and hurried away with the contract.
As soon as he walked out of the gate, he was grabbed by someone.
The middle-aged man holding his sleeve handed him a cigarette and asked with a smile: "Brother, do you want to harvest service?"
"How much?" Mo Laosan was not angry.
"It costs 80 yuan to harvest an acre. If transportation is included, it depends on the distance." The middle-aged man handed over another business card.
Mo Laosan glanced at the business card and nodded: "Add WeChat."
"Okay."
afternoon.
After making other preparations, Mo Laosan came to Mulan Base and found his docking officer.
Under the guidance of the receptionist, he came to the plot of land in his contract, which was numbered "Green Material for Sale 9-11-15-100M" and "Green Material for Sale 9-11-16-100M".
Mulan Farm’s soybean fields are all standardized farmland, basically one piece with a width of 100 meters and a length of 666 meters, or one hundred acres.
The docking officer looked at the stainless steel sign inserted on the roadside, turned to Mo Laosan and the people from the private harvest team and said: "It's just these two pieces. Make sure you make sure you don't cut them wrong. The transport truck passes the weighbridge for free. The weighbridge Do you know the location?”
"I know, I know." The people in the harvest team were like chickens pecking at rice.
Mo Laosan quickly took the contract and checked the plot code on the stainless steel sign.
This plot code actually contains a lot of information. For example, in the two plots of Mo Laosan, 9-11 means that the soybeans in this plot were sown on September 11th. By October 23rd, the growth time was almost 43 days; 15 and 16 represent the 15th and 16th pieces of land sown on that day; 100M is 100 acres.
The harvesting team deployed 5 harvesters, plus tractor loaders and transport trucks.
Cut 60 acres in one hour.
Mo Laosan's son, who had just gone to the weighbridge with the transport truck, made a phone call and came back.
"Dad, I just checked the weighbridge. Four trucks weighed about 86 tons."
"86 tons? 60 acres?" Mo Laosan said with his fingers: "1.43?"
The surrounding soybean fields are being harvested.
There are approximately 22,000 farmers in Naiman County.
This year, there are 560,000 cattle in the county, 130,000 cattle are slaughtered annually, and the base cows have reached 390,000; there are 1.17 million sheep in the county, including 15,000 breeding rams.
Approximately 1.2 million tons of silage are required throughout the winter.
Due to weather reasons, approximately 250,000 acres of soybeans in Mulan Farm cannot reach the optimal harvesting period. These 250,000 acres of soybeans can harvest approximately 380,000 tons of fresh soybean vines, which is approximately equivalent to 340,000 tons of silage.
Considering the high protein content of soybean vines in the pod or flowering stage, in order to ensure the nutritional balance of cattle and sheep, the silage must not be entirely made of soybean vine silage. Up to half, usually about one-third, is used together with other forages.
Obviously, the farmers in Naiman County cannot eat so much fresh soybean and vine forage, because many farmers have their own pastures or have purchased the forage in advance.
Fortunately, farmers from Hongshan City next door quickly came over in droves after hearing that Mulan Farm was selling large quantities of soybean vines.
Less than five days.
250,000 acres of substandard feed soybeans were contracted by surrounding farmers and breeding companies.
Hailufeng Company's own 150,000 acres of feed soybeans that meet harvesting standards have also entered the harvesting stage.
These feed soybeans that meet the standards have been divided into two parts. One part will be made into silage on site, and the other part will be dried into hay and then compressed and bundled for sale.
October 27th.
A group of farmers from Hohhot in the northeast of Monan found the Mulan base.
Wu Bin, the person in charge of the temporary sales office, shook his head: "Brother, you are late. Our bean vines were all booked yesterday."
"250,000 acres were booked in just a few days?" The strong man from the farmer team's eyes widened.
"Yes! Our land in Zhelimu, together with Hongshan next door, were all robbed at once." Wu Bin changed the subject: "But we still have 150,000 acres of land for our own use..."
Hearing this, the little old man next to the strong man took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over with a smile: "Manager Wu, help me, sell some to us, we don't want too much, how about 10,000 acres?"
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Although Wu Bin took the pack of cigarettes, he smiled and shook his head: "In fact, these self-feed soybeans are also for sale, but because they have already formed pods, the yield per mu is almost 2.3 tons, and the protein content is very high, so the price cannot be Too low.”
"How much does it cost per acre?" The strong man frowned.
"It's not cost-effective for you to rent land. Why not purchase it directly from our company? Soybean silage with a protein content of 20% has an ex-factory price of 680 yuan per ton; soybean hay with a moisture content of 16% and a protein content of 35% has an ex-factory price of 1,800 yuan per ton. It can replace a large part of the concentrate made from soybean meal.”
The little old man narrowed his eyes, then turned his head and discussed quietly for a while with several team members.
"Lao Gao, what do you think?"
The strong man scratched his temples: "The price is not bad. I asked about the situation here. The land contracted out costs about 2,900 kilograms per acre. The price is 500 per acre, plus 80 yuan for harvesting fees, and The shipping fee of 10 to 30 yuan is almost 400 yuan per ton, but those immature soybean vines do not have many pods on them, and the quality is definitely not as good as the ones kept by Shanghai Lufeng.”
This year, the price of natural alkali grass Wuhua grass in Hohhot is 860 yuan/ton, and the price of alfalfa feed is about 1,356 yuan/ton. These are hay prices, but the quality is very average.
For example, in alfalfa hay, high-quality first-crop hay has been purchased by dairy farms, and the protein content of the remaining second- and third-crop hay has dropped by one-third, to only about 14∽16%.
The core criterion for measuring the quality of alfalfa hay is protein content. Generally, the protein content of first-crop hay is between 18 and 24%, generally around 20%.
Under normal circumstances, the protein content of alfalfa silage and hay is almost the same. The reason for this is that the protein loss in the alfalfa silage process is relatively small: while in the drying or exploding process of hay, the protein content is almost the same. There will be considerable losses.
But this is an exception for soybean vines with pods, because the protein contained in them is concentrated on the pods, and even if it is dehydrated, its protein will not be greatly lost.
In this way, soybean hay with a protein content of 35% is very cost-effective at a price of 2,000 yuan per ton.
You must know that the soybean meal sold by oil extraction companies has a protein content of about 43-48%, and the current market price is about 2,500 yuan per ton.
In addition, this kind of whole-plant soybean is used as feed, and its nutritional content is more comprehensive and balanced than soybean meal. For example, the oil content is high, which is beneficial to wintering and fattening of cattle and sheep. After some discussion, the farmer team finally reached an agreement.
"Manager Wu, we need 5,000 tons of silage and 5,000 tons of dry materials."
"No problem, but we don't accept accounting, can you accept it?"
"Okay."
"By the way, have you ever used soybean hay on a large scale before?"
The little old man quickly asked: "No, what's wrong?"
Wu Bin took out a technical instruction manual from the drawer and handed it over: "Soybean hay can easily cause flatulence in cattle and sheep. You'd better purchase a feed pellet machine with a ripening effect. The soybean hay and corn kernels are combined to make mature pellets, which can eliminate A big part of the side effects.”
"So that's it, we know it."
"Of course, if you find it troublesome, our company can also do it for you. For an additional 30 yuan per ton, we will do it for you."
However, the little old man who read Liu's technical instruction manual shook his head: "No need, we will process it ourselves."
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"Okay then!"
The reason why he refused was because about 20% of corn kernels were added to the formula of pelleted feed. Dry corn kernels with relatively low moisture content in the Northeast now only cost 1,000 yuan per ton.
For one ton of OEM, there is a hidden gross profit of about 200 yuan.
The little old man who was very careful with his calculations did not intend to take advantage of Hailufeng Company.
After signing the cooperation agreement and paying 30% of the payment, the Monan Branch will transport the silage and hay to Hohhot within the next two to three months.
Just as the little old man and his party were about to leave, they met several acquaintances from the county next door.
"Hoba, you old boy are here just now?"
The middle-aged bald man in a leather jacket took a closer look and found that they were old radishes from the next county. He smiled and shook his head: "I came yesterday and just picked up the last batch, but the quality is not very good."
"You still want it if the quality is not good? Is Hailar so short of grass this year?" Old Carrot looked surprised.
"It's cheap! It's only 400 yuan per acre."
"How many kilograms per acre?" Old Carrot handed out cigarettes to several of them.
Hoba took the cigarette: "About 2000∽2100 pounds."
Suddenly Laoluobo thought of a question: "You have come all the way here, how are you going to transport it back?"
"My old uncle has a silage yard here in Zhelimu. I will borrow his land to make silage and then transport it back to Hailar."
After lighting up the cigarette, Old Carrot took a puff: "Huh... You are so lucky. We are late and can only buy silage and hay prepared by Hailufeng Company."
"How much does it cost?" Hoba asked curiously.
"Dry ingredients are 1800, green ingredients are 680, shipping is not included."
Hoba looked at the always shrewd old carrot: "Isn't that much higher?"
“Not high, the quality is different.”
Hoba immediately reacted: "That's true. The soybeans on the private land of Hailufeng Company are all covered with dense pods. The quality is indeed very high."
"Are you free at noon? Want to have a meal nearby?"
"Okay! I'll go check out the harvest in the morning."
"Let's go together! I'll go visit too."
Hoba glanced at the cigarettes in everyone's hands, and then reminded: "It's okay to visit, but everyone should finish smoking first. Cigarettes and lighters are not allowed inside, otherwise you will be fined."
"So strict?" The strong man felt that Hailufeng Company was making a fuss out of a molehill.
"It's very dry inside, and it's normal for them to be worried about a fire."
After a while, everyone finished smoking and stamped out the cigarette butts.
Driving from the west gate of the base, they packed up their cigarettes and lighters and put them in lockers beside the west gate before the security inspector let them pass.
The pickup truck drove for half an hour before arriving at the soybean field farthest away from the Mulan base.
The leaves of these soybeans are still lush and green, but once the big cooling comes, these soybeans will quickly turn yellow and fall.
Hoba said a few words to the harvest team members and gave them a box of Coke.
After returning, he saw Lao Luobo and others eating beef jerky next to the pickup truck. He then opened a bottle of Coke, took several disposable cups, and poured a cup for everyone.
The strong man smiled and asked: "Don't you have several boxes of kvass in your car? Bring it and have a few sips."
"No, no, the local police are investigating drunk driving in the past few days." Hoba shook his head like a rattle.
"I don't drive, so it doesn't matter." The strong man took a large bottle of kvass from the car. After unscrewing the cap, he drank a third of it: "Hiccup..."
"This place is really dry. If you stay here for a while, your mouth will be dry. No wonder you have to ask someone to bring a fire in. If the soybeans are mature, a fire will not be extinguished," Lao Luobo said. , while drinking Coke.
"That's right." The strong man chewing on the beef jerky felt the same way. He had thought that Hailufeng Company was making a fuss, but he didn't expect that it was really dry inside.
Hoba leaned against the pickup truck, holding a cup of Coke: "Old Carrot, do you think this fairy bean soybean can be grown over there?"
"I don't know, but it should be possible!" Old Carrot scratched his scalp that was itchy due to static electricity.
A relatively well-informed young man quickly said: "It is indeed possible. I have read the online planting guide of Hailufeng Company. You can also plant it over there, but you can only harvest one season of soybeans or two to three crops of soybean straw a year." .”
Old Carrot touched the beard on his chin: "That's not bad. The yield per mu is almost 2.3 tons of fresh materials. Two crops are 4.6 tons. Three crops are probably more difficult. The frost-free period here is only 100∽130 days."< br>
"You want to grow this soybean?" Hoba asked.
"Have this idea."
"But no one has planted it there yet, so let's wait for a while! Let's see the situation first."
Lao Luobo did not say whether to plant or not, but asked another question: "The prices of fodder and concentrate have dropped a lot this year. What are your costs in Hailar?"
"It's not bad. The profit from beef cattle is barely enough. The profit from mutton sheep and lambs is not bad. It's estimated to be 10% or 20% more than in previous years. What about you?"
"Almost."
"This year is much better than the previous two years."
“The price of beef in the past two years was too low and the cost of breeding was very high. Many people didn’t want to raise it anymore.”
Hoba suddenly remembered something: "Old Carrot, do you have any lambs to give birth to?"
"Lambs? Lao Du's family has a batch of lambs called sheep, about 200 of them. Do you want them?"
"I don't want it, it's a friend who wants to expand the scale of breeding." Hoba poured another cup of Coke for Lao Radish.
"I will contact you when I get back."
"Contact more companies for me. My friend wants to raise two to three thousand sheep. It is best to have male sheep."
"No problem."
In this large soybean field, small groups of farmers watched the harvest team harvesting, chatting in a relaxed mood, eating hungrily, and some were talking loudly on the phone.
For these farmers, this winter is actually a relatively easy year.
On the one hand, although the price of beef and mutton has fallen, their breeding costs have also been reduced.
Among them, beef cattle can only barely maintain capital because of their relatively long feeding cycle.
However, the profits of mutton sheep with a relatively short breeding cycle have increased a lot, which is much higher than the profits before the large-scale import of foreign beef and mutton.
As long as profits can be guaranteed, farmers don't have to worry too much.
The confidence of many farmers has even soared, and they are already planning to expand the scale of breeding.
This is one of the benefits of gaining dominance in the soybean market. Many farmers who often pay attention to market dynamics have a premonition that after the domestic breeding costs drop, both the breeding industry and the meat consumption market will usher in a major explosion. .
Now is a good time to get in.
(End of chapter)