Chapter 367 Oil Palm; Chuxiong; New Year
Benefiting from biodiesel, oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia have been a hot spot for investment in recent years.
Just in July, South Korea's Samsung Electronics acquired 25,000 hectares of ready-made oil palm plantations, mainly for the production of biodiesel.
Earlier, there were countless investments in oil palm plantations.
Many people present at the meeting thought the suggestions given by Chen Yanqiu were feasible.
Guo Yang also felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
Gaode said at this time: "Filmar has also had multiple oil palm projects in Indonesia in recent years, but they have not been very smooth.
When Wilmar expanded supporting oil palm plantations , relations with local communities are at stake.
19 local social groups have filed a complaint with CAO, claiming that Wilmar Group has destroyed forests without authorization.
The current ruling of Wilmar is very unfavorable. Need to bear ecological environmental compensation ”
Wilmar Group's Indonesian palm oil project has received considerable international repercussions, and Guo Yang has also heard about it.
"It is not advisable to build a park from scratch." Gaode suggested: "It is more reasonable to follow Samsung's approach in acquiring oil palm plantations that have not yet been put into production."
"No." Guo Yang shook his head, "My opinion is to acquire those old plantations."
"The efficiency of old plantations is not good." Gaode said: "Old varieties have low yields and it is difficult to recover costs."
Guo Yang smiled and said, “Buying a plantation is not only to supplement crude palm oil channels, but also to obtain land and plant new varieties.”
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the main development direction of Jiahe Oil Palm, and Southeast Asia is just to prevent Wilmar from being so comfortable.
And the enthusiasm of Eddie, the chief of Equatoria Province, exceeded his imagination.
“I think it’s feasible.” Chen Yanqiu said: “Fengmar’s oil palm estates only cover 3 million acres, and most of them rely on acquisitions.”
“Okay, that’s it. It’s settled, Aqiu, you will be responsible for this.”
Guo Yang paused and looked at Gao De again.
"Cotton acquisition and futures are expected to be another tug-of-war. You arrange people to follow suit. In addition, Cargill will ignore him for now and polish its own products."
"We cannot always be led by the nose. . ”
“Be strong and control your risks. No matter how external changes occur, it will not affect Jiahe.”
The meeting lasted for several days and many detailed work arrangements were made. and deployment.
During this period, Chen Yanqiu’s position was also changed and he no longer served as the director of international grain trade.
Instead, he serves as the new president of Jiahe International.
The positioning of Jiahe International has also been changed: a unified overseas procurement, deployment, investment and development platform for agricultural and grain business.
Main product lines include grains, oilseeds, cotton, pasture and seaborne.
Through the global integrated network layout, agricultural products are transported to all parts of the world and a complete logistics system is established between global grain production areas and sales areas.
Jiahe Cereals and Oils is mainly responsible for domestic business.
At this point, Jiahe's external system has formed a matrix of Jiahe International, Tianhe, Fengkai, and Quanwang.
Chen Yanqiu has been traveling around the world, such as St. Louis in North America, Santos in Brazil, Rosario in Argentina, Constanta in Romania...
Due to the increase in domestic soybean production, the world grain trade pattern has changed. major changes.
First of all, the trade path was changed, which hurt the national grain and the four major grain merchants.
But South America is still an important agricultural production area, with seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, grains... Tianhe cannot give up this market.
As for North America, no matter whether it can get out of the 'GMO' crisis or not, it cannot change its status as a major consumer country.
Therefore, transit bases must be established at key logistics nodes in South America, North America, Europe, and Africa.
Chen Yanqiu has been following up on this aspect, but Chen Yanqiu now has a different view on the shipping industry.
“Now is not a good time to acquire the shipping industry. Although the shipping industry is difficult, it will only become more difficult due to sluggish demand in the next few years.”
“Only two central enterprises in China have trans-oceanic Routes, these two are also losing money, and the entire industry is losing money.”
"The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has been red in the first half of the year, with the highest point being 11793."
"Now it is only more than 600 points, a drop of nearly 95%."
"Qinhuangdao to Guangzhou The sea freight price of coal has plummeted from 160 yuan per ton in June to 50 yuan per ton. "Coupled with the shortage of cargo, many ships have anchored in the waters outside the port to wait for cargo."
After listening to this, Guo Yang could only lament that the current situation is difficult, and now it should be entering the so-called cycle.
A large number of ships were built in the past few years, and now we are beginning to repay the debt, which will take several years to repay.
After thinking for a while, Guo Yang said: "Ocean shipping should continue to cooperate with Huaxia Ocean Shipping, but for inland shipping, we must have our own fleet early."
In the future, domestic shipping will definitely is the key point, but the import from the past may change into the import in the future.
Other companies may look down upon the domestic export potential, but as long as the yield per unit area increases significantly again, large-scale exports will be a matter of time.
River transportation is definitely the most economical mode of transportation, and even the Hongqi River further away also requires inland river shipping.
Guo Yang is really unfamiliar with shipping. If he hadn't been studying, he could even be said to be completely ignorant.
So, this matter has to be left to Chen Yanqiu, "Just treat this as the last thing you do in Jiahe Cereals and Oils!"
"Okay."
Chen Yanqiu Nod heavily.
In the two years since he came to Jiahe, he has received unprecedented attention, which made him want to start his new job immediately.
…
After New Year’s Day, the flavor of the New Year is getting stronger.
More and more migrant workers are returning home from various places.
“Maintaining growth, maintaining employment, and expanding domestic demand” is the theme of this period.
Among the country’s investments to stimulate domestic demand, 350 billion yuan will be invested in the management of the ecological environment.
Afforestation is one of the key points.
The subsidy for afforestation has been increased to 100 yuan per mu, and the country plans to afforestation more than 80 million acres throughout the year.
The Three-North Shelterbelt in the north and the barren mountains and slopes in the south are all within the scope of this subsidy.
Jiahe’s gallbladder and jatropha energy forests coincide with this, and mobilization in various villages across the Hexi Corridor has once again reached a climax.
Relocation mobilization, land transfer, industrial planning, afforestation preparations... all the work is in order.
But what moved Guo Yang the most was the arrival of a special guest from Jiahe: Zhang Shizhong from the Chuxiong Forestry Bureau of Yunnan Province.
It is reported that apart from the fanatical state leader Yang Hongwei, Zhang Shizhong was the main promoter of Jiahe's project being able to land in Chuxiong so quickly.
A few days ago.
Zhang Shizhong came to the northwest for the first time, and then he realized the severe cold here.
The air conditioning at Jiahe headquarters is fully turned on, but he doesn’t want to stay in the office and often goes to the countryside with the staff.
It's so cold, I'm shivering!
Fortunately, Jiahe gave him a thick long black down uniform. Jiahe's management staff each had one, and they were very warm when they went to the countryside.
For three days in a row, he saw the heat on the Jiahe construction site.
The seabuckthorn forest in the Gobi also moved him.
Planting trees is what he is good at!
"Director Zhang, go back to Suzhou, the boss is back." Yang Heng shouted helplessly. Director Zhang was a good player when he went to the countryside. He competed with the boss and didn't get much rest in three days.
Hearing this, Zhang Shizhong immediately said: "Okay, then hurry back."
More than an hour later, Zhang Shizhong finally met the boss of Jiahe.
A tall young man.
“Hello, Mr. Guo.”
"Hello, Director Zhang, I've been out here for the past two days, so I'm really neglecting you."
At this time, Guo Yang was also looking at Zhang Shizhong, who is not tall, has a dark face, a stocky build, and walks The pace is fast.
"I came here uninvited and caused you trouble." Zhang Shizhong said.
"Let's go inside and drink tea."
Guo Yang led Zhang Shizhong into the office. The water had just been boiling for a while, which was just right for making tea.
After sitting down, Zhang Shizhong said: "Mr. Guo, this time it is about jatropha afforestation. This time the national policy is an opportunity."
"One million acres is not a lot."
< br>Guo Yang placed the brewed kenaf tea in front of Zhang Shizhong. The latter took a sip and his expression visibly relaxed for a moment.
“But I know that Jiahe still wants to acquire land in Panxi.” Zhang Shizhong said disdainfully: “Among other things, in terms of afforestation, Chuxiong can beat several streets in Panxi!”
"For the remaining area, Jiahe will not go to Panxi, it will all be developed in Chuxiong!"
Guo Yang took a sip of tea slowly, and he had just returned from the source of the Black River at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains.
“Can 1 million acres of Chuxiong be planted in one year?”
“I’m not bragging either.” Zhang Shizhong said: “In the past eight years, Chuxiong has planted nearly 4 million acres of forest, on average every year. 500,000 acres.”
“One million acres a year is indeed not possible, but with Jiahe’s capital investment, 1 million acres will definitely not be a problem.”
“Mr. Guo must be aware of the return of migrant workers. "Zhang Shizhong said: "This is just an opportunity. Chuxiong has this ability to organize and mobilize, but Panxi definitely does not!"
Guo Yang pondered: "Some high mountains and steep slopes are not suitable for economic forests. Can Chuxiong complete the transfer in a short time?"
"Yes, absolutely!"
"I can guarantee this!"< br>
Zhang Shizhong’s voice is so loud that it can be heard from across the office.
“I have been working in the Forestry Bureau since 1973. I have traveled all over the mountains and mountains of Yizhou. I have worked as a driver, a logger, and a manager of a county forestry company. Where is Chuxiong suitable for afforestation? I know everything about it. ”
"I am where I am today because I have done a good job in greening and afforestation."
"In 2000, Chuxiong was awarded the title of "National Advanced Unit of Afforestation and Greening" by the Ministry of Forestry; in 2004, it was awarded the title of "National Advanced Unit of Mountain Closure and Afforestation" ;
In 2006, it was once again rated as "National Advanced Unit for Greening and Afforestation" by the National Green Commission and the State Forestry Administration. ”
Zhang Shizhong described Chuxiong’s achievements in afforestation one by one, which is indeed worthy of praise.
Although many of this honors are awarded every year, it is not easy to obtain.
At least Panxi can't get these.
Both are dry and hot valleys, and afforestation is also very difficult. Chuxiong can do it, but Panxi cannot. This is the difference.
Guo Yang asked: "May I ask how old Director Zhang is this year."
"56." Zhang Shizhong said: "You don't have to worry about my retirement, and Jiahe doesn't have to worry about Chu Xiong. Who is the governor? ”
“Greening tasks are not changed when the government changes. Greening and afforestation are passed down from generation to generation. This is a tradition that Chuxiong has maintained since the 1990s.”
Guo Yang sipped tea and thought.
Originally I preferred Panzhihua because of its traffic chokepoints and economic conditions, and there was really no advantage in afforestation.
Chuxiong has accumulated a lot of technical experience in afforestation in the past 20 to 30 years. If you go to the mountains and pick up any old farmer, he will probably be an expert in tree planting.
Facing Zhang Shizhong’s expectant gaze, Guo Yang still did not give a definite answer.
“Zhang Ju, it’s not that I don’t believe you.”
Hearing this, Zhang Shizhong was slightly disappointed. This trip in the past was in vain.
In recent years, there have been very few companies willing to invest in afforestation, let alone one as big as Jiahe.
Chuxiong needs this investment very much.
Zhang Shizhong stopped drinking tea, "Oh, Mr. Guo, I bother you this time. Now the 1 million acres in Chuxiong will be organized."
In the energy forest base in Chuxiong, The model adopted is cooperation with the government and farmers.
"Zhang Ju, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Guo Yang smiled and offered a cup of tea again.
“One million acres is only the first phase. In fact, Chuxiong can complete 2 million acres this year, and Jiahe can also take over, but the survival rate of afforestation must be guaranteed.” Zhang Shizhong was very happy. It is indeed difficult to afforestation in dry and hot valleys. , for those who don’t know how to do it, the survival rate can be as low as 10%.
But Chu Xiong is not among them.
“Mr. Guo, don’t worry, as long as the 400 yuan/mu planting fee promised by Jiahe can be paid according to the progress, 2 million acres is definitely not a problem!”
"Money is definitely not a problem."
"Okay."
Zhang Shizhong was suddenly full of energy. Jiahe's 400 yuan + the state's 100 yuan subsidy, a total of 500 yuan.
If 2 million acres are completed, it will be 1 billion yuan!
In addition to mining and energy, when will Chuxiong have such a large agricultural investment!
This does not include supporting factories!
Zhang Shizhong came anxiously and returned to Chuxiong with excitement.
When he announced the news to the state, people in the state regarded him as a hero.
Barren hillsides, poor ravines, roads to wealth.
The migrant workers who returned home have once again become a hot commodity. If they cannot go out, the only places where they can make a fortune are in those mountains and those lands.
Guo Yang was not so optimistic about Chu Xiong's speed increase.
Dry hot valley literally means hot and dry, with scarce precipitation and serious soil erosion.
The most important thing for planting Jatropha here is to irrigate the roots with water.
Guo Yang didn't know how Chu Xiong planned to solve this problem, but Jiahe certainly couldn't let it go.
Some necessary irrigation facilities and equipment must be prepared, such as high-lift pumps, pipelines, and even the construction of irrigation stations...
As the year approaches, Jiahe is still busy and cannot stop at all.
But there is also a smile while being busy.
Not only were the dividends paid out in advance, but also two more employees were allocated housing this year.
“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”
“Awesome, I just want to ask, who else?”
In the seed production field of Nanfan Base, the cotton and soybean seeds were still growing vigorously. A young man suddenly stood up and shouted.
"Cheng Di, what's going on, you're so excited?"
"My quota for room allocation has been confirmed, and the headquarters also paid for employee dividends today!" Cheng Di said loudly, for fear of People around you can't hear it.
A suite!
Cut!
In fact, he didn't look down on it at all.
What he cares more about is the identity and achievement recognition, so he shouts out loud.
But others are not as calm as him.
“Damn!”
“Awesome!”
"Congratulations."
"Damn, I have to treat you to dinner!"
"Please, I must invite you."
Dr. Cheng Di, 31, has only been working for two years after graduation. Years old, but long periods of exposure to wind and sun have left his young face tanned.
There is a saying in the breeding world: "It is difficult and annoying to breed from the south to the south."
The seeds are continuously bred between the original place and Hainan, and the breeding researchers are like migratory birds, traveling thousands of miles between the original place and Hainan.
At Nanfan’s Jiahe base, more than 100 scientific researchers are stationed there all year round to carry out scientific research and breeding work.
Everyone can get dividends, but only a handful can get a house.
He can achieve this feat not because he has bred any particularly awesome breed.
But because he did a thankless job: quantitatively describing the characteristics of each variety for agricultural producers to choose.
Today, the variety introduction pages on Tianhe’s official website are almost all based on the data he provided.
In recent years, in addition to the company’s representative varieties, the breeding team has also made many achievements.
However, the promotion effect is not very good.
Cheng Di, who has studied abroad, easily discovered the problem. In China, breeding is a scientific research.
Actually, this is a commercial project.
However, most domestic breeders have been stuck in the pseudo-theory of hybrid vigor groups for decades.
Some professors are already too far behind. They rely on blind combinations, select varieties mainly by visual inspection, and still teach variance analysis in the field statistics course.
People who don’t understand think that the older you get, the more powerful you become.
There is no probability statistics, no linear algebra, no statistical software, no knowledge of quantitative genetics and population genetics, no breeding database...
This should actually be the world of young people.
One time, he overheard a conversation among his colleagues. The school teacher complained that domestic horticultural breeding relied on stealing.
Without Tianyu and Xianyu, domestic corn varieties would not be able to surpass even Zhengdan 958.
Fortunately, Tianhe is not like this.
There are mostly young people here, and Bi Qiang, the director of the institute, and the boss are also very willing to accept new things.
It is with their long-term and unremitting support that Tianhe’s commercial breeding platform can be gradually completed.
…
In Henan Province, Zhou Hongwei, the regional manager of Denong Agricultural Materials, is on vacation recently, but he can’t stay idle and has been visiting, observing and communicating.
The domestic agricultural input environment is quietly changing.
Traditional credit and extensive operations have put increasing pressure on debts and inventory.
“The content is not cheap enough, but we are not sure about the effect and the law enforcement environment. The quality of the product is good but too expensive.”
"The new product is also known to be effective, but it is too expensive and cannot be sold."
This is the subconscious and first reaction of many dealers and retailers.
But Zhou Hongwei knows that this is a paradox. In the final analysis, the product is not good enough.
Can’t the common people really accept it?
Not necessarily!
Tianyu No. 1 and Xianyu 335 are both sold by the number of grains, and the price of fifty or sixty has exceeded the price limit of many people.
There is also this year’s Quanwang insecticide, which costs almost 10 yuan for a small bag, breaking through the impossible for many people.
These are all things that are happening, and behind this, these products can solve problems and bring real value to farmers.
So it’s not that the product is expensive, it’s that you think it’s cheap; it’s not that the farmers think it’s expensive, it’s the distributor that you think it’s expensive!
“It’s a worthwhile trip!”
He felt that the visit during this holiday was very meaningful and his consciousness and thinking had been sublimated.
Put aside those low-level price competitions and persist, and you will gain another sky.
This is true for both seeds and pesticides.
He understood the strategic thinking of high-level people.
However, it is not without problems. There is still a lot of room for improvement in reducing inventory and refined management of agricultural input channels.
After returning home in the afternoon, Zhou Hongwei wrote down the problems he discovered and planned to mention them at a later meeting.
While I was writing vigorously, the phone rang.
"Old Zhou, you have a set of houses this year."
"Okay, eh? House?" Zhou Hongwei didn't react at first, and asked uncertainly: "Yes My share?”
“Yes, there are many places this year, including for middle and high-level people.”
As a result, there was another family in this world who was happy because of the house.
…
Jiuquan, International Hotel.
Jiahe allocated more than 2,000 units this year. Of course, there were not that many people actually present, and many people chose to discount them into cash.
House prices in Jiuquan have gradually become one of the biggest concerns for Jiahe employees.
Compared with the national housing prices, which are relatively low, Guo Yang’s solution is to increase coverage.
Not only does everyone have a house, but we must also gradually pursue the goal of a ratio of 10% to 20%.
This hope should be maintained at all times so that employees have the motivation to work.
After the bonuses were distributed, and the houses were distributed, a brief annual meeting was held, and the holiday rhythm basically entered.
Guo Yang is also planning to take a rest, go back to his hometown, and then go fishing in the south, or go ice fishing in Altai.
However, a phone call disrupted his schedule.
"Come to the capital with Qin Lijun." Director Liu of the Planting Industry Management Department said concisely and comprehensively.
Guo Yang thought something big had happened, "What happened?"
"This year's No. 1 document."
"Can Jiahe participate in this!?"
"Don't bother me when I ask you to come." Director Liu laughed and scolded, "The Spring Festival has also passed in the capital, and the tickets for the gala have been prepared for you."
"..."
Guo Yang is really not interested in the party, but Document No. 1 is quite important.
Just can't figure out what he can do.
Without daring to delay, Guo Yang immediately prepared a bunch of gifts in large and small packages. Qin Lijun was also in place, and the two of them quickly flew to the capital.
After resting in a hotel for one night, we rushed to the Ministry of Agriculture the next day and met Director Liu.
“It came very quickly.”
“The leader ordered me to delay.”
Director Liu nodded, “Okay, come to my office and sit for a while. Call someone here."
Guo Yang is a little strange. Shouldn't Document No. 1 be discussed in the conference room? But he didn't ask any more questions.
After waiting for a while in Director Liu's office, three more people came in, two of whom Guo Yang knew.
Zhuang Yihui, Chief Agronomist of the Farming Protection Center;
Xiao Le, Planting Industry Management Department;
After being introduced to the remaining person, we found out that it was Tan You from the Policy and Regulations Department .
After several people each found a chair and sat around Director Liu, the latter said: "The main content of Document No. 1 has been decided."
"But there are several details that need to be improved, including land fallow, water saving and land transfer..."
Fallow water saving, Jiuquan has experience, and the area of land transfer should be unmatched by anyone in the country. Go to Jiahe.
These two items are not difficult for Guo Yang and Qin Lijun.
Just for this matter, there is no need for him to rush here in such a hurry.
After in-depth communication, I learned that this time also included the creation of high-yield fields for grain, cotton and oil, rural financial reform, and the new western development project in the second half of the year.
These three items are extremely important to Jiahe.
The first two are nationwide, but Jiahe can both play an important role.
The most important thing is the Western Development Project, which can be summed up in three words: Tiegongji.
Infrastructure also includes new energy sources such as wind energy and solar energy. The main controversy is whether bioenergy should be included.
(End of this chapter)