Chapter 255 Investigation Trip
In fact, with the rise in soybean prices, it is completely a good thing for Jiahe Cereals and Oils’ current situation.
The three oil and fat factories acquired by Jiahe Cereals and Oils in Fujian, Liao and Guangdong provinces have been put into formal production.
Su Province and Heilongjiang Province each invested 1 billion yuan. Grain processing plants in China, as well as several factories in Sichuan Province, Hubei Province and other places, are expected to be officially operational in early 2007.
It’s the end of September now, so there are about three months left.
During this period, international food prices are likely to maintain an upward trend.
This also makes the price inversion between imported genetically modified soybeans and domestic soybeans smaller and smaller.
Originally, the loss was 900 yuan per ton of domestic soybeans processed, but now the loss may only be 600 yuan. If it continues to rise, there may be room for profit.
This is the general trend.
After occupying most of the domestic production capacity, the four major grain merchants also want to gradually increase their profit margins.
So, at this time, Jiahe Cereals and Oils also started to stock up on soybeans?
It seems that nothing will happen.
In Guangdong at the end of September, the sun is still hot, but the autumn wind still brings a little coolness.
In the Fuzhiyuan Oil Factory on the outskirts of the city, rows of tall steel machines stand.
Wearing a white safety helmet, Guo Yang, accompanied by Gaode, shuttled among the busy machines.
Soybeans roll off busy conveyor belts, are screened and cleaned, and finally fed into huge grinders.
In the corner of the factory building, there is a mountain-like pile of bean dregs. Although these bean dregs have lost their oil, they still exude a faint bean aroma.
Although the entire Jiahe Cereals and Oils business is just mergers and acquisitions and basic factories, it plans to invest 6 billion yuan.
But this was indeed the first time for Guo Yang to see the scene of soybean processing.
He stopped in front of the pile of bean dregs, looked sideways at Gaode, and said: "This is soybean meal. Right? ”
Gaode smiled and said: "Yes, soybean meal is the main raw material for making livestock and poultry feed. About 85% of soybean meal is used for raising poultry and pigs."
Soybean meal contains about 40% to 43% protein. In addition, it also contains a variety of amino acids and various nutrients.
For comparison, the protein content of Alfalfa No. 1 produced in the Hexi Corridor is about 32%, which is unique in the world. But it still cannot compare to soybean meal in terms of protein.
Similarly, the protein content of corn is even lower.
The silage corn variety cultivated by Guo Yang in April this year was named Tianyu No. 8. Its whole plant protein content is about 12.8%.
However, soybeans, alfalfa, and corn each have their own emphasis.
Soybeans are suitable for livestock and poultry that require high protein feed. They are expensive, highly nutritious, and have antiviral and antibacterial properties. They are also an important human food.
Alfalfa is high in protein and rich in essential nutrients. It is suitable for use with other feeds and the price is not low.
Corn starch is richer in content and is mainly responsible for providing energy and carbohydrates. It is cheaper but also lower in protein.
The three can partially replace each other, but in fact none of them can work without one.
Sunlight shines through the windows into the factory building.
Guo Yang looked at the plump soybeans and asked: "What is the protein content of Tiandou No. 1?"
Gaode laughed and said: "This year's Tiandou No. 1 The protein content of Bean No. 1 can generally reach 43%, and the supply of this kind of goods is now in short supply."
Guo Yang asked: "What about that batch of organic soybeans?"
Gaode was silent for a moment. Said: "I suffered a hidden loss. Jiusan Cereals and Oils bought them all, leaving nothing for Jiahe Cereals and Oils."
Guo Yang felt a little regretful. At that time, Gao De should have arrived when the organic soybeans were mature and he did not directly shirk responsibility. He appreciated this.
"That shouldn't be lower. Before sowing that batch of soybeans, we plowed alfalfa green manure for one season, and the soil condition was much better."
Gaode said: "The day of purchase There are not many No. 1 beans, and soybeans are now purchased from the production areas of Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong where summer planting ends early.”
“The quality is also good, and the soybean protein in farmers’ stocks is good. The content should be lower."
Guo Yang asked: "The longer it is stored, the lower the protein content will be."
"Yes."
Guo Yang thought for a while. In recent years, the price of domestic soybeans has been low. The state's grain reserves can only be purchased and rarely auctioned. Isn't the soybean in temporary storage already about to expire?
No wonder the national grain reserves have increasingly strict requirements on the moisture content of soybeans.
Farmers failed to meet the requirements, so they called on Jiahe to purchase and process soybeans.
Gaode said: "The situation should be better next year, and Jiahe's own planting base should be ready."
Since Gaode took over the leadership of Jiahe Grain and Oil, it has been making arrangements according to Jiahe's plan.
Northwest, Northeast, Huanghuaihai, Southwest, these are several soybean bases that have been approved.
Except for the northwest, which is completely self-built, the other three places will still cooperate with farmers, adopting the traditional model of company + base + farmers.
After one season of improving alfalfa in the coastal saline-alkali land, I used Tiandou No. 1 to improve it again. The effect will definitely be great.
Gaode continued: "The only concern now is that the return from growing corn is too high. I am afraid that the coastal saline-alkali land will be improved and farmers will not plant soybeans or corn."
Guo Yang also understood this situation, but was much more optimistic than him.
“No, the growth rate of domestic corn production this year has already greatly exceeded the growth rate of consumption, and it will only increase even more next year. With more cultivated land in the future, prices will come down sooner or later.”
After looking around the factory area, Guo Yang and Gao De came to the quiet office, drinking tea and talking.
“There is another task for you.”
“What task.”
"The first is to stock up on grain, and each factory's warehouse should be filled as much as possible, including soybeans, corn, and wheat; the second is to do long in the futures market."
Gaode looked at him in surprise, a little bit It’s unbelievable. Buying grain and going long at the same time. What kind of magical operation is this?
"Don't do hedging?"
Guo Yang said seriously: "No."
Gaode's expression became more and more shocked. In this case, what if? A downward trend is a double loss!
"What if there are large funds for short selling?"
Guo Yang already had an idea. Double losses correspond to double gains.
“I judge that international grain prices will continue to rise in the next one or two years, and going long internationally is the trend.”
“As for domestic large commercial exchanges, they will also follow the general trend. Just control the margin ratio. In terms of funds, Jiahe is also a big fund.”
“Weiguang Company will cooperate with you this time, and Jiahe Grain and Oil will be the operator. We will wait until the end of the first quarter of next year to stock up on grains and go long. situation.”
Gaode suddenly became even more nervous. The risk of doing this was indeed not low. It would take 6 billion yuan to realize all the existing investments of Jiahe Cereals and Oils.
Grain processing is an asset-heavy industry with high risks. Soybean processing is still losing money.
After the two communicated for a while, they reluctantly settled the matter.
Gaode asked: "How much will it be invested?"
Guo Yang shook his head and said: "I don't know the exact number, but the minimum is no less than 3 billion yuan. , there is currently no upper limit.”
Hearing that it was 3 billion, Gaode was slightly relieved. This amount of money would not make much difference in the international grain trade. But 3 billion yuan is also a conservative figure estimated by Guo Yang.
The main reason is that now that the market is bigger, we can no longer gamble too much.
The inspection trip to Guangdong Province ended, and Guo Yang followed him to Hainan.
The sunshine in early October was still hot and bright, but after walking in the fields for a while, my body began to sweat constantly.
But the progress is gratifying.
The newly contracted 50,000-acre seed production base has taken initial shape after four or five months of construction. The original barren slopes and stagnant water beaches have turned into a square square of fertile farmland.
In the original seed production base, on the fertile land, the seed rice has matured, and the golden ears of rice are swaying.
Mainly the Tiandao 22 cultivated in September last year and the sea rice cultivated in April this year.
According to the season, in January, it will be the winter propagation season. Half of the nearly twenty seeds cultivated by Guo Yang last month will be propagated here.
Among them, there are three soybean seeds: soybean seeds in cool areas, soybean seeds in northwest arid areas, and soybean seeds in coastal areas.
They all have a common characteristic of high yield, with a yield of 550 to 650 pounds per mu.
As long as the price of soybeans can return to above 2 yuan, the income will not be much lower than that of corn.
In addition to soybeans, three varieties of rapeseed have also been cultivated: winter rapeseed in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins, and spring rapeseed in Mongolia, Long and Qinghai.
It covers a relatively wide range, and the specific planting effect will only be known after trying it.
In addition, there are vegetables, fruit trees, livestock and poultry.
There are also 4 vegetable seeds: cucumber, eggplant, cabbage, and bitter melon, which are also spreading in Hainan.
There are four varieties of fruit trees: citrus, banana, dragon fruit, and apple. Nurseries will be built in Hainan and Xinjiang provinces.
The investment in a leading domestic nursery is only a few million, which is an easy thing for Jiahe today.
Livestock and poultry include beef cattle, lamb, South American prawns, salmon, and Australian lobster.
Cattle and sheep all belong to Jiahe's industrial chain. Guo Yang plans to put them in the Asafoetida Gobi, and the remaining three are to fulfill the promise of northwest seafood.
However, Guo Yang still keeps the livestock and poultry varieties by himself.
One more hop at the end.
There are 20 varieties in total, which consumes 2500 points of his natural energy, but there is still a lot left.
It’s just that there are too many excellent varieties in a short period of time, which is difficult to digest. You can’t just skip the current blue and purple seeds!
That's such a waste.
Secondly, the next thing to cultivate and purchase is the red grade seeds, which need to be looked at again.
Guo Yang also plans to diversify the consumption of natural energy.
For example, if it is used in Africa and South America, or it is used to upgrade and transform agricultural machinery and production lines, Fengkai's research and development progress is too slow.
Today’s Hainan seed production base covers a vast area, but because there are so few visitors, Guo Yang has no choice but to work hard, driving, walking, and changing modes of transportation.
It took three days to visit all the different sections including rice, cotton, soybeans, corn, vegetables, and nurseries.
The direction of seedling cultivation for each variety is very different. Fortunately, Jiahe’s R&D and technical team are equally large today.
Those graduates who studied genetic and breeding engineering often went to Hainan when doing experiments, and they are very familiar with this aspect.
Guo Yang also had some exchanges with each team, on the one hand to supplement his own learning, and on the other hand to understand the status of the researchers.
His hands-on attitude and working style also moved many people, and young people became more and more daring to communicate with him.
A lot of life questions were raised.
For example, due to the rush of construction, the infrastructure of some project departments is not perfect, and they are prone to water and electricity shortages; there are high temperatures and humidity in summer, and there are many mosquitoes and other problems.
Guo Yang also made commitments one by one, and even asked the person in charge, Wei Shuwen, to contact the construction team to make improvements on the spot.
The schedule is very tight, and I don’t even miss the evening time, giving extra meals to the employees and communicating with them.
Guo Yang's actions these days have also made Wei Shuwen, who has been accompanying him, full of emotions. Jiahe really doesn't care for idlers.
In fact, Guo Yang was also very tired, but he was holding his breath in his heart. He had already come, so he had to do well.
It wasn’t until the boss got on the plane that Wei Shuwen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The young man who just started working this year got into the driver's seat and sighed: "The boss is finally gone!"
"I haven't dared to speak loudly these past two days."
Wei Shuwen pursed his lips and said, "I think you are the only one who is enthusiastic about toasting the boss."
I ignited the ignition and started the pickup truck. The unhardened dirt road had been baptized by heavy summer rains, and there were some potholes. The car was shaking.
The young man said: "I really admire you. The boss is a few years older than me, and he is now the leading boss in the domestic farming and animal husbandry industry."
Wei Shuwen took out a cigarette, When it comes to self-care, "There is no comparison between people. Just do a good job at the current job."
"Looking at the intensity of the boss's work, anyone who takes time off will probably be fired directly."
The young man turned his head and looked at Wei Shuwen in surprise, and said, "Does Tianhe Seed Industry often fire people?"
"That's not true. Last year, many people were purged before they even finished the year."
The pickup truck shook violently, and Wei Shuwen hurriedly shouted: "Quickly downshift!"
>After coming to Tianhe, the young man had the opportunity to drive. After a few months, he became proficient in driving. However, in the rush, the pickup truck accidentally slipped into a puddle.
I couldn’t get up even though the wheels were spinning and smoking.
Wei Shuwen said helplessly: "Call Xiao Zhang and ask him to drive over."
The young man is not surprised. There is a lot of rain in summer and the cement road is not paved. It is normal for the car to get stuck or to be unable to run uphill.
I feel a little uncomfortable not dragging others or being dragged every week.
The roads in rural areas are narrow, and some bases are located near Wuzhishan Mountain. The slopes are steep and slippery. It has almost become a ritual for new employees to drive into trees.
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The plane hovered in the familiar airspace.
Jiayuguan is like a bright pearl inlaid in the vast Gobi Desert. It stands there quietly and remains tenacious despite wind and rain.
In the future, there will be new urban areas on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, with wetlands, parks, and high-speed rail. There are also important weapons of great powers hidden in the Gobi Desert.
The well-proportioned buildings, tree-lined streets, and leisurely citizens all make people feel the tranquility and harmony of this city.
This is a city that many people yearn for.
But it is also a small Gobi city in the hearts of some people, and they avoid it or even openly slander it.
Guo Yang looked through the car window at the green shade on the Gobi desert in the two cities, and was in a daze.
One day, these Gobi deserts will disappear.
(End of this chapter)