Chapter 302 Changes in the Industrial Situation
Guo Yang emphasized again: "Calm down."
Seeing the serious look on his boss's face, Xie Shijie was stunned for a while and realized that he had lost his composure.
He wanted to find a reason for himself, but in the end he didn't say it.
After he calmed down for a while, Guo Yang said: "There will never be a shortage of high-quality forage market."
Xie Shijie had calmed down at this time, thought for a while, and said: "Livestock and poultry are not necessary to eat, there can always be substitutes."
"That's true."
" But when the Dairy Farmers Association or other farmers feel the gap caused by forage, such as a decrease in milk and egg production, and the nutritional content and taste are not as good as before, they will come back."
" But if you want to break the contract, you can break the contract, and if you want to buy it, you can buy it. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Guo Yang paused, in fact, this matter is not that complicated.
After knowing the news, he realized that this might not be a bad thing, so he could use the elf to patrol the fields safely.
But he ignored Xie Shijie. At least during the hour or two after receiving the news, Xie Shijie failed to turn a corner.
Or maybe I didn’t think of a suitable response.
Xie Shijie asked: "Then why do alfalfa have to take over half of the remaining orders from the island country?"
When alfalfa in the United States dropped to about 2,000 yuan per ton, the price of alfalfa The price of forage has also inevitably dropped to 2,120 yuan per ton in port.
But in the hands of farmers, the price still hasn’t changed much.
Guo Yang said lightly: "First, there is still money to be made, and the other is to delay time, so that we can be more fully prepared."
Xie Shijie came to his senses a little, but It still wasn't completely coherent, so he asked directly.
Guo Yang also spoke patiently.
“In the past, Japan, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Baodao, and Southeast Asia were the most important alfalfa consumption areas, as well as the main importing countries and regions.”
“But now the pattern of the international alfalfa market is changing.”
“Domestic.” "
"There is also Saudi Arabia, which has made it clear this year that it will transform its agriculture from self-sufficiency to full import."
"It is not just Saudi Arabia, but countries such as Egypt will also reduce their production due to the food crisis. Forage cultivation." Guo Yang said with a smile: "But the most important thing is the domestic market."
"In the future, China will be the country with the fastest growth in alfalfa consumption."
"There were no subsidies for the alfalfa industry in the United States in the past few years. This time, a high subsidy was suddenly given, just for the sake of an island country market? The target is still the domestic market."
Xie Shijie said: "If you leave aside the alfalfa Not counting crops, the commercial alfalfa output of other domestic companies is only more than 200,000 tons. "
"Most farmers still consume it themselves, including farmers on coastal saline-alkali lands, feeding cattle, sheep, and chickens. Duck."
As he said that, Xie Shijie was also very cheerful about the current situation.
Affected by last year's melamine incident, both senior management and society have realized the importance of the alfalfa industry. In particular, large domestic dairy companies have realized the huge value of high-quality alfalfa.
With the rapid development of animal husbandry, especially the dairy industry, the market demand for alfalfa is increasing and its quality requirements are getting higher and higher.
The report submitted by grass industry experts last year also had an impact, as will the alfalfa industry revitalization policy.
The domestic alfalfa industry will also get out of its predicament and get rid of its reliance on exports.
With market pull and policy support, the domestic potential demand is indeed considerable.
As a leading enterprise, Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry can play a huge role in this regard.
After figuring out all the joints, Xie Shijie couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
I was actually affected by the little devil.
“Boss, it’s me.”
“It’s okay.” Guo Yang said jokingly: “It’s just that you, the vice president, have to work harder if you want to become a full-time employee.”
Xie Shijie served as Guo Yang's assistant for two years, and then was put in charge of specific affairs in Luhe, but the title of president was still attached to Guo Yang.
"You can ask Yu Xiaochuan about trade matters. I only know a little bit about it."
"Okay." Starting with Mengniu."
"And over there, our alfalfa industry cluster can play a role."
Guo Yang said coldly: "Give it to Huihuang, Oasis and other grass industries. The company said hello and agreed that the export of special-grade alfalfa to island countries is prohibited. "
The production ratio of special-grade alfalfa is very low. In the United States, only 50 to 60 tons of special-grade alfalfa are produced in the tens of thousands of tons.
In industrial highlands such as the Hexi Corridor, when planting Alfalfa No. 1, the output ratio of special-grade alfalfa is at least 10 times advantageous.
Do you think my price is too high?
When you think about it again and want to buy it again, it will not be that easy.
I can digest it myself, why should I sell it to you?
It took the two of them more than an hour from the pasture base to return to the company.
Guo Yang subconsciously glanced at the seed store and saw that the natural energy had accumulated to 5733 points.
Also the most in history.
After seeing the changes in the Asafoetida Gobi, Shahai farming and animal husbandry, and the changes in one million acres of saline-alkali land caused by alfalfa, he did not find it strange.
Maybe we can cultivate a batch of seeds in China, but what should we cultivate?
Some of the grain and oil crops cultivated before have just entered the market and have not been fully digested. They are not suitable for cultivation now.
Biodiesel varieties are also available.
After much thought, we can only start from the aspects of vegetables, fruits, livestock and poultry.
Wait, it doesn’t have to be cash crops. There are also crop cultivation in extreme areas such as deserts, Gobis, and mountains. You can even try it on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Guo Yang recalled an incident where Bi Qiang had previously asked Bi Qiang to establish a cooperation with the team of Professor Zhong Yang of Fudan University to jointly collect and develop crop germplasm in the Qinghai-Tibet region.
It has been a long time, and there should be results.
Before going abroad, go to Bi Qiang and have a look.
After going abroad, you should also think about how to use these natural energies to find trouble for the other party.
Going to the countryside usually lasts only one day. When Guo Yang came back, it was almost time to get off work. After returning from Sichuan, all kinds of work were almost handled.
Now I feel free.
I simply logged into the Happy Farm interface, planning to play for a while and find inspiration for cultivating seeds.
As a result, after going online, I saw another message from Xu Xiaoxue. It had been a while.
"The person is missing again? Do you want to participate in the ministry's interview on the seed industry report? Forget it, I'll still find Mr. Qu."
"I saw it on Taobao, There is a company called Jingjing Horticulture that sells Tianhe’s flower seeds. Is it a partner of Tianhe?”
It’s strange, why do you always like to send messages through Happy Farm?
“Well, look for Qu Yang.”
"If you have anything to do in the future, you can call me directly or send a QQ message."
After replying to the first message, Guo Yang looked at the second one.
Jingjing Gardening.
He also searched on Taobao and quickly found the store. The photo on the cover was Tianhe’s flower garden, followed by the flower garden in Jiahe Office Park.
The picture is very eye-catching.
Guo Yang thought of the two girls who had done flower garden design before. They said they were partners and there seemed to be nothing wrong with them.
As for buying goods from Tianhe and becoming a second-hand dealer, it will have little impact on Huinong.com. Companies operating nurseries and flower gardens will still buy goods from Huinong.com.
It’s just a second-rate dealer’s business, it won’t last long!
Guo Yang didn't pay too much attention. He wanted to see the sales of flower seeds again, but when he thought about it, the game was turned on. Let's play for a while.
Harvesting vegetables, cultivating land, sowing seeds, weeding, watering... After completing a set of processes, he was still not finished.
I went to visit the few vegetable gardens of my friends before I was done.
However, his account played too little and his level was low. Naturally, there were not many types of crops. Naturally, his idea of finding breeding inspiration was in vain.
After eating in the canteen, Guo Yang returned to the office, preparing to work overtime for a while, and learned about the development of Xia Tianhe Flowers.
First of all, the sales amount of seeds is more than 3 million yuan so far, and the sales volume of finished plants is even lower.
This figure is a bit shabby for Tianhe. It went on sale last autumn and sold for more than 3 million yuan in more than half a year.
It’s not as much as the sales of corn in one day.
But this is the current situation of flower seeds, the market share is in the hands of foreign capital.
During the buzz buzz period, domestic flower seed research and industry were completely destroyed. Now it is even worse than vegetable seeds, which are basically all imported.
Although Jiuquan has gathered the largest number of flower seed production bases in China, they mainly produce seeds for foreign countries.
Being responsible for labor-intensive production tasks, it is unable to grasp key technologies and germplasm resources.
After foreign businessmen recover the seeds, some of them are sold back to China at high prices.
There is basically no say in the country.
There are only a few small private companies operating in the production and sale of flower seeds.
Some have also tried to introduce foreign seeds for self-propagation, but the uniformity and color of the offspring have been severely separated and degraded, and the seed quality is very poor.
As a result, foreign high-priced seeds are in demand in the domestic flower seed market.
It is difficult to carry out scientific research on domestic flower varieties, and even the approval of flower varieties is rarely carried out.
It is clear that domestic imitation and expansion are allowed, but breed degradation is difficult to circumvent.
We are even too busy to introduce new varieties. Countries such as the Netherlands, the United States, Japan, France, Germany, and Israel authorize four to five thousand new flower varieties every year.
Selfing seeds, mixed seeds, hybrid seeds, synthetic seeds.
Technical means are becoming more and more advanced.
Fortunately, the sales scale of domestic flower seeds is not too high. During this period, it was about 400 to 500 million yuan.
Tianhe’s market share of grass and flower seeds is close to 1%; as for seedlings, it is still a bit difficult to develop in the northwest region.
It’s not Tianhe’s main business anyway.
You can buy some more fine flowers and garden plants.
Each of the previous 20 varieties only cost 1 point of natural energy, which is excellent, but outside the northwest, the performance may not be so good.
Keeping this in mind, and seeing that it was still early, he opened Happy Farm again.
The seeds sown before dinner were already ripe, and when they were ready to be harvested, they discovered that some of them had been stolen.
Xu Xiaoxue happens to be online too, who else could it be if she wasn't her?
Looked at the message she sent.
“Not only do I not have your QQ friends, I also don’t have your personal phone number. If I have anything important, I always call my secretary.”
"..."
Guo Yang choked for a while. The two had known each other for two or three years and had crossed paths several times, but they seemed to have left no contact information.
Without much hesitation, Guo Yang sent his contact information and added his friends.
“If you have any news in the future, please inform me in advance.”
“Okay.”
Guo Yang didn't know what to talk about, so he just went to play games, harvest vegetables, sow seeds, water... After completing a set of processes, he went offline directly.
This game doesn't have much appeal to him.
Netizens work diligently to collect and steal vegetables online, but he still prefers to run a large farm in the real world.
……
California, Nitro Corporation.
The largest alfalfa seed company in the United States welcomed a grand banquet today.
Entrepreneur and large farmer Barnes hosted a banquet on his farm for industry elites and government officials.
There is no doubt that the old white man Barnes is the protagonist, and people keep coming to congratulate him.
"Congratulations, you have made a successful business. One transaction is worth 40 million US dollars. This is the largest transaction since last year."
An official wearing a crisp suit, Raise the red wine in the goblet.
Barnes also smiled brightly and said: "Thanks to you, Congressman Jay. Without your influence, the subsidy plan would not have been completed."
The middle-aged man known as Jay raised his head and sipped. He took a sip of red wine.
"The Alfalfa Association will continue to support you." Barnes continued.
This $40 million order is just the beginning.
He personally went to northwest China and appreciated the water, soil and customs of the Hexi Corridor.
It's dry there, it's sunny there, and it does produce some of the best quality alfalfa in the world.
Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is also a strong opponent. Their seeds are extraordinary, and their forage processing skills are equally exquisite. Even the secondary compression and transportation technology that North America is most proud of, the opponent seems to be good.
This has caused Nitro and the North American alfalfa industry to suffer setbacks in the East Asian market.
But what is that?
Nitro has accumulated countless struggles in international trade, how could he be defeated so easily.
Now Nitro is back in the game. Even though the export of alfalfa has dropped to US$285/ton, with subsidies, it is still a profitable business.
"Barnes, don't be dazzled by the victory in front of you." A tall man with the same gray hair on his temples came over. He's Callum, head of research and development for Monsanto's Forage Seeds division.
“Don’t forget, our target is the Chinese market.”
“I didn’t forget.” Barnes curled his lips, but still raised his hand Wine Glass: "Is there any idea about the introduction?"
"I was just about to ask you that the Ministry of Agriculture of China asked us to find alfalfa by ourselves."
"Isn't Monsanto very close to the Ministry of Agriculture on the other side?" Barnes teased: "I heard that you have already obtained alfalfa." When it comes to genetically modified certificates?”
“It still can’t be sold openly. You know, the whole world is rejecting the most advanced technology.”
“Nitro doesn’t like genetically modified products either. It will increase the obstruction of exports.”
“Don’t go too far, where is China’s Alfalfa No. 1?”
"The other party refused very firmly, five or six times in a row." Barnes shook his head, "I heard that Monsanto's seed business in China is not going well?"
"It has encountered some setbacks."< br>
Barnes and Callum have a lot in common, because Monsanto and Nitro both have the same opponent, and they both suffered some dumb losses at the hands of the other party.
“Last year’s melamine incident dealt a major blow to China’s milk industry. The demand for the alfalfa market has opened up, and Nitro is eager to enter.”
“Monsanto can help with this.”
Callum smiled: "But there is something else that I think you will be interested in."
"What?"
"Remember the soybeans in 2004?"< br>
Barnes showed a surprised look and said: "What do you mean?"
"Many people are interested in doing it again." Callum said: "If you are interested, you can Participate.”
"In exchange, we hope that Nitro can lead and prevent the domestic trend of switching from alfalfa to corn and soybeans."
Every farmer is familiar with the futures market, and Barnes is also good at using financial tools. Avoid risks.
In the food war against China’s soybean market in 2004, many people made huge profits, and it was hard for him not to be greedy.
“This is difficult.”
Barnes pondered for a while and said: “You know, the efficiency of alfalfa cultivation in the domestic market is not high, the price is 170 US dollars / ton, and Corn and soybeans are far different.”
Since 2002, American alfalfa has begun to decline due to the ban of some genetically modified varieties and pesticides.
Pests are serious, alfalfa seed yields are reduced, the environment is deteriorating, and production restrictions are increasing.
Even banks have begun to restrict the issuance of loans to farmers for planting alfalfa.
Tens of millions of tons of alfalfa hay are produced every year, but often only a few million tons of high-quality alfalfa can be exported.
Callum smiled: "Didn't we regain the export market?"
"No, it's just the island country market. Competition continues in Southeast Asia."
"Southeast Asia is an emerging market. I heard that alfalfa hay in Malaysia can even be sold for US$420/ton."
Ba Enns was obviously stiff. This was a market that Nitro secretly opened up. How could Monsanto know about it?
Callum added: "Nitro can dissuade alfalfa from planting corn and soybeans, right?"
"Even in view of the rapid growth in demand for pasture in China and Southeast Asia, perhaps Some corn and soybean fields can be replanted with alfalfa.”
Barnes' face has turned livid, Monsanto is trying to force Lanitro into the car!
Then I can only die as a fellow Taoist and not as a poor Taoist.
If there is really overcapacity, we might try dumping it into the Chinese market at a low price.
Barnes's expression changed, and his smile returned to his face after a while.
“It is an honor to participate in this event.”
Callum and Barnes clinked glasses and looked at each other with calculations in their eyes.
Subsequently, Callum could hear Barnes's seductive voice from time to time among the crowd as he was familiar with it.
“Haha, this is just the first order. This year Nitro’s goal is to export 100 million US dollars.”
“Compared to corn and soybeans, I am more optimistic about alfalfa in the past two years. Market, you have heard about China’s melamine last year. Since then, the demand for alfalfa has increased. In the first half of the year alone, companies in the association exported nearly 100,000 tons to China.”
“100,000. Not many tons? China used to be an exporter of alfalfa, but now it is importing a lot of alfalfa. What does this mean? ”
"There are tens of millions of dairy cows in China, as well as chickens, ducks, fish, geese, beef, and sheep. The demand gap for fodder is at least tens of millions of tons."
"The market potential of the Southeast Asian market is also huge."< br>
Looking at this scene, Callum tasted red wine alone, feeling more confident.
At the same time, I am thinking that Monsanto will also have a hand in China's pasture seed market.
……
The island nation’s “Positive List System” is known as the most demanding game rules in history.
15 kinds of pesticides and veterinary drugs are prohibited from use; 797 kinds of pesticides, veterinary drugs and additives have set 53,862 limit standards.
There is no limit, but there is also a standard, one size fits all.
Since its implementation in June 2006, a large number of domestic agricultural products have been affected.
But there are also many agricultural products that break barriers, cross the chasm, and stand out.
For example, honey from Zhejiang Jiangshan, Guangdong eel, and Jiangsu seaweed have all experienced substantial growth.
Alfalfa grass was originally included in this list. It can even be said that the "Positive List System" has basically no impact on alfalfa.
However, with the introduction of high subsidies from the other side, the island country has also extended the quality inspection procedures for domestic alfalfa.
There are also some inexplicable rules.
For example, the application of pesticides on alfalfa requires approval from relevant organizations in the island country, and pesticide application records are required to be kept for 7 years, and will be inspected at any time during customs clearance.
Alfalfa can provide pesticide application records and is not afraid of inspections.
However, this move clearly violated WTO trade rules, and relevant departments immediately protested and complained.
Wait for a while and the verdict will be available soon.
But Alfalfa Agriculture and Animal Husbandry is not very cold about it now. Do you like it or not?
Why do you make it seem like I have to sell you?
The day after returning from the countryside, Xie Shijie began preparing for negotiations with dairy companies such as Yili and Mengniu.
The result was not as expected. Yili, who gradually emerged from the shadows, was very interested in alfalfa fodder.
You must know that the outstanding quality of Hexi Dairy's milk has a lot to do with the excellent alfalfa grass.
The two parties quickly reached a preliminary intention and met in Wuyuan to inspect and sign a contract.
During the period, the person in charge of Yili’s feed department also revealed that Yili will also establish a livestock company to focus on the supply of raw milk.
I would like to achieve more extensive cooperation with Alfalfa on alfalfa.
The negotiation with Mengniu did not go very smoothly. Mr. Niu was still too anxious to sleep, but Guofang Group has gradually surfaced.
At the same time, dairy companies such as Guangming, Sanyuan, and New Hope have also reached partial cooperation with Alfalfa.
Some want to purchase grass directly, some want to buy seeds, and some want to develop more extensive cooperation.
Alfalfa will not reject anyone who comes.
This made Qiu Jingrang of Hexi Dairy and Ji Zhuowen of Hexi Dairy so anxious that they stayed in the group and posted messages every day.
Qiu Jingrang: “Mr. At first, I didn’t expect that the knife came from inside.”
Qiu Jingrang: “I’d rather sell some seeds.”
Xie Shijie: “The price of the special grade grass is 2,850 yuan/ton, with zero tariff. , the freight is low, and the income is higher than exporting. Mr. Qiu, how much did you pay for purchasing grass from alfalfa?”
Qiu Jingrang and Ji Zhuowen immediately fell silent. What else can be said about the price?
Not to mention how comfortable the two of them have been in the past six months, with constant praise from the outside world and sales rising steadily.
Now, the pressure suddenly came again.
Guo Yang was also watching the news in the group silently. It was impossible for Hexi Dairy to monopolize the milk market.
But in addition to pasture, the breed of dairy cows is also an advantage of Hexi Dairy. This is enough to eat the biggest piece of cake.
He would like to see the improvement of domestic milk quality and put pressure on the people below.
These days, seeing the island country and the US Department of Agriculture cooperating in a show, it is impossible not to feel upset.
It is impossible to let go of the domestic alfalfa market.
Monsanto and Nitro have repeatedly issued introduction requests through various channels, and even proposed to share some of Monsanto’s germplasm resources.
This is really tempting.
The United States has been collecting plant germplasm from all continents around the world since the mid-19th century. The accumulated plant genes are countless and are a complete treasure house of plants.
If Monsanto can offer such conditions, it is obvious that Alfalfa No. 1 has attracted international attention.
However, if you target me, I will naturally target you. The North American seed industry market is also a piece of fat.
After waiting for another two days, until mid-June, Luo Xiu finally came back.
From Jiuquan, to Jinling, to Africa, and then back to China, this trip was quite hard, but fortunately, the goal was achieved.
Qianlong Security Company has selected an overseas training base.
At the same time, a new batch of security personnel was dispatched to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other places. Counting the previous ones, the number of security personnel has reached nearly 30.
In this case, the four people who had committed the crime, including Hare and Cannon, who had followed Yu Honghai, all chose to transform into mercenaries.
Yu Honghai also changed his strategy on the African continent, and adjusted some industries to Gabon and Angola.
For example, oil palms and orchards have been partially transferred to Gabon, one of the few middle-income countries in Africa.
This basically declares the bankruptcy of Jiahe’s initial strategy of taking root in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Guo Yang has nothing to be embarrassed about.
If you make a mistake, you will be beaten.
Sometimes you take a step back and the sky is brighter.
Jiahe’s actions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were not hidden from anyone. Work was stopped when it was time to stop, and the entire technical team was transferred to Gabon, which is safer.
Looking like accepting the loss.
This made both the Kabila government and Chief Eddie become anxious and make promises one after another.
Chief Eddie repeatedly invited Jiahe to Equatoria Province.
On the surface, Yu Honghai remained unmoved. In fact, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was still Jiahe’s key target, and the grain planting project was not withdrawn.
The land for oil palm and orchards still belongs to Jiahe, but the construction speed has slowed down, and machines have been replaced by manual labor. The local wages are not worth it anyway.
In addition, the focus of work has returned to trade, the export of grain, seeds, agricultural machinery, and the import of timber, rubber and even minerals.
Do any business that makes money.
Yu Honghai was originally very skilled in the import and export business of agricultural machinery. He was not limited to the Congo (DRC), but became a duck in water.
The four East African countries we visited previously, as well as Zambia, Uganda, South Africa, Gabon, and Nigeria, all have companies that have reached cooperation.
The transaction amount of agricultural machinery is not high, and the level of agricultural production technology in Africa is very low after all.
However, huge profits have been made from the transactions of food, timber and mineral resources.
Especially for grain, the rise in international grain prices and the sluggish ocean shipping industry have created opportunities for Jiahe.
A lot of assets have been acquired through grain trade.
If construction is not possible in Africa, then we should first use trade to make money while infiltrating the local political environment.
In the office, Guo Yang and Luo Xiu drank tea and talked about the recent situation for a while.
Luo Xiu said: "The rainy season in Africa came late this year. Affected by drought, many areas are facing a grain harvest failure."
"What did Lao Yu say?"
"No, Mr. Chen Yanqiu and I returned to the country together. He told me that Jiahe had plenty of food chips."
"Maybe You can exchange more resources.”
Chen Yanqiu is the director of Jiahe Grain and Oil International Trade Department. He is a grain analyst and is very sensitive to these.
Guo Yang thought for a moment and realized that the subprime mortgage crisis had entered the second stage. It was still a year away from the time when the United States could no longer handle it and Lehman Brothers went bankrupt.
The impact of the food crisis is clearly coming faster.
Change resources?
What resources should I replace?
Mineral resources?
This is the only thing left in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it may be feasible.
Mine development is a bad idea, but Jiahe can be held in hand, waiting for appreciation and combining with financial arbitrage is also a way.
Cobalt ore, lithium ore, and copper ore are all good choices.
"Do you want to rest for two days before leaving?" Guo Yang was naturally talking about going to the United States.
"No need, the boss's schedule has been delayed. I can leave at any time."
"Not to mention delays, many interesting things have happened in China these days."
(End of this chapter)