Chapter 131 Undercurrents in the Corn Seed Market
The news that someone was streaking spread like wildfire.
It spread a lot in the park, and when people knew the reason, they even smiled knowingly.
In Fengkai Agricultural Machinery, employees often talk about this matter after dinner.
But soon, the influence of the streaking incident was blown away.
The International Business Daily's report attracted everyone's attention.
“The 30 million yuan foreign trade order was awarded to Fengkai Agricultural Machinery!”
While everyone was still discussing whether it was true or false, more media such as China Industry News and Shandong Daily also joined in. Report.
Convinced,
Fengkai Agricultural Machinery and Angola have officially signed a contract to provide Angola with high-horsepower wheeled tractors, diesel generators and other brand products in the next year!
Fengkai Agricultural Machinery has opened its international tentacles!
This is naturally attributed to Yu Honghai.
When Yu Honghai proudly asked him for credit, Guo Yang just shook his head and smiled, and took out a few records.
“Some dealers have collected deposits from farmers, but the products have not been delivered for a long time. Now the dealers are blocking the door, please go and deal with it.”
Yu Honghai came excitedly, He hurried away again.
Guo Yang did not forget to remind,
"With regard to the expansion of domestic production bases and the construction plans for foreign large-wheel tractor production bases, Fengkai first reported a plan to the group headquarters."
Yu Honghai He nodded and left a little faster. A foreign large-wheel tractor production base was definitely going to be built.
In addition to Africa, South America, East Asia, and the Middle East are all potential markets for Fengkai agricultural machinery.
The construction plan of the base is naturally left to professional teams and consulting companies. Although it is urgent to expand production capacity.
But his eyes were set on the upcoming agricultural machinery exhibition in Iran in April, and Fengkai had already received the invitation.
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Fengkai Agricultural Machinery has achieved remarkable results.
But from the end of 2004 to March 2005, it was not just Fengkai Agricultural Machinery that shined.
Other sections of Jiahe also burst out with strong vitality.
Mid-March.
Xu Xiaoxue, a reporter from Seed Industry Weekly, went to a county in Shandong Province to conduct a random interview.
The weather is still cold, Xu Xiaoxue is wearing a black jacket, her long slightly curly hair is tied into a ponytail, her figure is tall and straight, and she seems to have the skills to dance.
She walked into the sales department of a seed trading company.
I happened to meet an old man in his 60s who bought more than 150 yuan of vegetable seeds at once, about ten or twenty bags.
Xu Xiaoxue took a closer look, and judging from the packaging, there should be only two varieties.
She stepped forward curiously and asked: "Uncle, what kind of seeds did you buy? You bought so many."
The uncle raised his eyebrows, this girl is really good-looking.
"I'm here to purchase goods, and I want to sell them in my own small store."
"They're all peppers." Xu Xiaoxue saw the photos on the packaging clearly.
"Yes, these are new varieties that have only been released in the past two years. They are selling very well. This is the third time I have come to restock."
After the old man left, Xu Xiaoxue was I found the vegetable varieties just now in the store.
Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1 are both produced by the same company called Tianhe Seed Industry.
She has heard about this company in the past two years, but she is responsible for grain seeds, so she has only heard about it.
Then she came to the corn seed sales counter, where several colorful corn seed posters were posted on the side.
The characteristics of the new varieties, sowing conditions, management methods, and prices are all written on it.
There are also many farmers standing around, asking the sales staff about their concerns from time to time.
She also watched and listened for a while.
Well, there are still many types of corn seeds.
He asked an old man who was standing in front of a pile of corn seeds and pointing.
"Uncle, what varieties are you going to buy? Are these the ones advertised?"
"Yes, but I mainly buy it and other bits and pieces to match." Xu Xiaoxue followed the uncle's fingers and looked over. Tianyu No. 1, such a familiar name!
Looking again, it’s from Tianhe Seed Industry again.
The price is 70 yuan/kg, why is it so expensive!
There are old varieties that she is familiar with, selling for only 5-6 yuan per kilogram, and the prices of several other new varieties are also 10-12 yuan per kilogram!
The price gap is too big.
Why do you still focus on buying this variety?
The poster says that the production capacity of Tianyu No. 1 per mu has reached 1.5 tons! ! !
That’s right!
Xu Xiaoxue looked carefully and again before she was convinced that she had read it correctly.
1.5 tons?
This is false propaganda!
Suddenly she became alert.
She couldn't help but think of her interview experience last year. The "high-yield" corn seeds purchased by 68 villagers had gone through spring cultivation, summer watering, and autumn anticipation.
But there is no joy of harvest!
The new "high-yielding" varieties they planted only produced dozens of sparse corn kernels on the long cobs.
But other corn seeds planted in neighboring plots, or even in the same plot by the same family on the same day, produced full grains.
The county immediately organized an investigation team.
She was also a member of the investigation team at that time. It happened to be rainy for days and the dirt road leading to the fields was muddy. There was muddy water on the road in some places. How deep is it?
When she arrived in the field, her face was covered with mud and water from being thrown by the tractor wheels. After getting off the tractor and walking less than 20 meters, the mud on each person's shoes weighed two or three kilograms.
The results of the investigation are also very heavy. The yield of "high-yielding" corn has dropped by 96%, which means no harvest for farmers!
Not only these 68 farmers, but more village households are involved.
In the end, it even alarmed the State Administration.
She clearly remembers that the advertised yield of "high-yielding" corn at that time was only 1 ton!
How could the Tianyu No. 1 in front of me be real!
She hurriedly said to the old man: "Uncle, do you dare to believe this propaganda???"
Before the old man could answer, a middle-aged woman next to him said first: "No I believe it, but the price is too expensive, but I still want to plant some and give it a try. Give me two packs of this and I’ll go back and try the effect.”
Xu Xiaoxue was stunned for a moment, not believing it, and then again. It’s expensive, but you still buy it. What’s the logic behind this?
The old man also said at this time: "I tried it last year. It is difficult to achieve the advertised output, but the output is indeed very high."
"How high is it?"
"Hmm, you'll know if you try it. My four children and our family have more than 20 acres of land, and we plan to plant them all this year."
Xu Xiaoxue was surprised. She even saw middle-aged women looking eager to try.
Isn’t this really false propaganda?
In her impression, corn can produce more than 800 kilograms per mu, which can only be achieved in certain high-yielding fields in the northeast and northwest.
What's more, it's 1,500 kilograms, which is almost doubled?
I’m afraid this old man is dragging me down!
She stayed in the store for a while and found that there were quite a few people buying Tianyu No. 1.
Some of them came after watching the promotion on TV, and some of them tried growing it last year and then repurchased it after trying it.
At least they are not fake seeds that cheat farmers!
Xu Xiaoxue made a judgment in her mind, but the output was too amazing.
After staying for a while, she made more discoveries.
There are many types of seeds such as vegetables, corn, soybeans, and peanuts in stores, and new varieties are generally twice as expensive.
But farmers are very willing to try new varieties. Judging from the situation on site, new varieties are selling better.
Farmers also have a strong desire for novelty!
I randomly interviewed several seed company stores in the county,
Xu Xiaoxue followed her to the countryside. The seed company has set up many sales outlets in towns and villages.
On the way, she also encountered two service trucks from seed companies going to the countryside, traveling in various township markets and villages.
It is said that during the spring plowing period, it is uninterrupted every day.
She followed for two days to observe and record what she saw and heard at the spring plowing seed market.
The seed market is booming and farmers prefer new seeds rather than old ones.
There are only two varieties that impressed her deeply, the Sino-foreign joint venture Xianyu 335!
And Tianyu No. 1 from Tianhe Seed Industry!
I saw the latest news yesterday. The United States has pushed the world record for corn yield per mu to 2,641 kilograms.
I feel like I am writing conservatively. . . .
(End of this chapter)