Chapter 311 Long drought brings rain

"You just realized this? It's been dry all summer?"

"Yes, I just found out. I don't think there is much heat about the drought in Northwest China on the Internet," Ding Lei said with emotion.

The hot topic of recent public concern is still the stock market, and stock speculation has become a topic that people cannot avoid in their lives.

Every old man and woman walking on the street will talk about stocks.

Few people pay attention to the drought in the northwest. Even if there are media reports, apart from a few stock investors, not many people read the news.

Ding Lei only came to Jiahe because he was in the northwest and happened to have something to do.

Without much sadness, Guo Yang asked, "What's the matter?"

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?"

Why does this sound weird?

"No, I'm busy."

"..." Ding Lei said: "You are such a boring person."

"If you didn't want to raise pigs, you wouldn't have much in common with me. Oh, no, Jiahe's agricultural products are also your favorite. Are you missing something?"

Ding Lei was silent for a while, feeling hurt, but Guo Yang did speak to his heart, but he couldn't just admit it.

"What can NetEase do to help with the drought in the northwest? Or what is it lacking?"

"Hmm?" Guo Yang was a little surprised. "If you put it that way, I won't be polite."

Ding Lei's brows twitched.

It feels a bit sloppy.

"Look how nervous you are." Guo Yang said with a smile, "Northwest China is short of water, can NetEase get some?"

"Uh……"

"I'm not kidding you." Guo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Whether it's donating mineral water to solve the drinking water problem for people in mountainous areas, or donating artificial rain-making aircraft to local areas, these are all ways to solve practical problems."

"No problem." Ding Lei said with a smile, "I'll get someone to do it."

"If you want to do charity, just do charity. Don't tie it to NetEase's game marketing, which will make people disgusted."

"Am I that kind of person?"

You may not be, but NetEase can really do this kind of thing, Guo Yang has seen it.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. What else do you want from me? If you don't have anything else, I'll hang up now."

“There are two things…”

Ding Lei said: "I have been investigating the location of the pig farm for a while, but I am getting more and more confused. I would like to hear Mr. Guo's advice."

After telling the media that he wanted to raise pigs, Ding Lei became a prospective pig farmer in the eyes of the media.

He couldn't even get the title of a formal pigherd.

He didn't care about these things originally, but the emergence of Jiahe made him taste the sweetness of good agricultural products.

I felt a little anxious.

Guo Yang said bluntly: "It's still the same sentence. My advice is not to raise pigs."

"The words have been spoken. Now the first question the media and peers ask when they meet is: When can we eat the pigs raised by NetEase?"

"Where do you tend to go?"

"The pig farming inspection team selected 48 candidate sites, all in Zhejiang Province."

Guo Yang thought for a moment and said:

"The geographical conditions for pig farming in Zhejiang Province are not good. It is hot and humid in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. It is far away from the main feed production areas, the biological environment is complex, and the land carrying capacity is low... There are many difficulties."

Ding Lei said: "From difficult to easy, the more difficult the problem is, the more valuable it is to promote nationwide."

Guo Yang didn't quite understand, "Well... the strong never complain about the environment."

Ding Lei smiled and said: "If we can succeed in a place like Zhejiang where the conditions are harsh, it will be easier to promote it in other places."

"Now that you mention it, I also want to eat Ding's pork as soon as possible."

Guo Yang joked: "If I really want to make a suggestion, well...it would be best to combine it with NetEase's Internet and add regional supporting and circular symbiotic breeding models."

"Regional supporting facilities and circular symbiosis." Ding Lei murmured, and these eight words made people feel refreshed.

He wrote down these words and planned to have someone study them later.

"Where is Mr. Guo going to raise pigs?"

“Try it in the desert.”

"Desert?" Ding Lei's pupils widened and he asked, "Can you raise pigs in the desert?"

"I don't know, but I want to give it a try. Pig farming will not be Jiahe's main business. If we want to do it, we have to do something different."

"Heroes see the same thing."

Although he said this, Ding Lei suddenly felt a little unconfident. Is the meat of pigs raised in the desert delicious?

Guo Yang: "It's okay, I'm hanging up now."

"One more thing, give me some more of your honey, good quality..."

"It's sold in Jiahe Supermarket. I'll get it for you. What a hassle!"

Ding Lei said: "Mr. Guo, you are right. There is only one Jiahe supermarket in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and honey is a hot commodity, so it is very difficult to buy!"

Last time, he gave the honey that Mr. Guo gave him to his family, and he didn’t expect the feedback to be so good.

This time, it was the elderly in his family who asked him to buy it, which made him feel incredible.

There is nothing good in this house!
Is this honey that good?

"Mr. Guo, your Jiahe Supermarket is opening stores too slowly. Good things like this should be promoted quickly."

"You know that goods are in short supply. If more stores open, won't it be even harder to buy?"

Having said that, Guo Yang really thought about it and felt that the expansion of Jiahe Supermarket was indeed a bit slow.

On the one hand, the supply of the main product is limited, and on the other hand, it is because this thing is really expensive.

"Sea buckthorn honey is probably out of stock, but sesame honey is out. I'll have someone send this to you this time."

"Isn't kenaf tea? And is there anyone who collects honey?"

"Of course." Guo Yang smiled and said, "I can tell you for sure that sesame honey is much better than sea buckthorn honey."

Guo Yang is very confident about this.

After all, one of the characteristics of Hanhai kenaf is that its pollen is extremely attractive to bees.

Therefore, the effect of sesame honey is not bad.

Ding Lei was silent for a while, then said, "When I have time, I will definitely come to the northwest to have a look."

"Sure, fishing, horseback riding, camping, falconry, whatever you want to do, I can arrange it for you."

"Why don't you just start a travel agency?"

"What's going on? I run a travel agency, and NetEase wants to organize a team building trip to the northwest?"

"That's a good idea!"

……

NetEase is very fast.

The donation information came out that day.

NetEase donated mineral water worth more than 100 million yuan to drought-stricken rural areas in northern Shaanxi to solve the temporary water difficulties of people in the mountainous areas.

Ding Lei also came out to speak on the stage in person.

Many local media followed up with reports.

Netizens also think this is a good thing. A gaming company is doing some charity and donating some mineral water to drought-stricken areas...

Wait, drought?
The drought in Northwest China has attracted the attention of more people.

Farmland rivers dried up, people and livestock had difficulty getting drinking water, crops withered due to drought, pests and diseases were prevalent, and there was a risk of locust plagues...

The drought in the northwest has finally gained some momentum.

Ding Lei doesn't just want to be a pig farmer, he also wants to be a bit... huh? When did NetEase become associated with the Northwest?
This matter was not very popular originally, right?

The marketing effect is not good.

Some media felt something was wrong, and some people felt something was wrong too.

Especially people in the Internet circle, who often get together, all feel that Ding Lei has been a little abnormal during this period.

When Guo Yang received the call from Xiao Ma Ge, he was not very surprised.

Just a simple explanation.

We helped the drought-stricken areas obtain a donation of materials.

Even a mosquito's leg is meat, so take it if you have it.

At the same time, Guo Yang also planned to send some sesame honey to Xiao Ma Ge, so as not to favor one over the other.

Following the donations from NetEase and Tencent, more companies have also taken similar actions.

Other provinces are also watching the changes in the drought situation.

Jiahe’s employees are still staying in various places in the northwest, using all kinds of methods to combat drought and reduce disasters.

Finally, in early August, rainfall arrived in various parts of the Northwest, and the drought was gradually alleviated.

However, the disaster is inevitable.

The official data has not yet come out, but the financial market has been the first to react, with some analysts predicting a decrease in grain and seed production.

"Affected by high temperatures and drought, pests and diseases have occurred frequently this year, and corn seed production has generally decreased. This is a year that has been severely affected by high temperatures."

"Gansu has about 160 million mu of seed production, and the production is expected to decrease by about 20% to 30%."

"Listed seed companies such as Denghai Seeds, Denong, Longping, and Kenfeng have all suffered losses to varying degrees."

“Will the reduction in corn seed production change the current situation of oversupply of corn seeds?”

"Against the backdrop of a sharp increase in seed production costs year after year, reduced production has led to rising costs, and will seed prices soon rise?"

The impact of drought on seed companies is difficult to determine. When considering seed companies such as Denghai and Denong, the capital market often refers to the situation of Tianhe.

This makes it difficult not to vote with your feet.

In this kind of disaster, if we were to rate the performance of seed companies, Tianhe would undoubtedly be the top student standing out from the crowd.

Before going abroad during the Spring Festival, Guo Yang made a trip back to his hometown.

We traveled all the way from Jiuquan, Zhangye, Jinchang, and Wuwei back to Minqin, and inspected the corn seed production bases along the way.

When I was at Gaotai, I found that the corn seed fields that had been planted for many years had been cleared of stalks after autumn harvest, deeply buried and burned, deep plowed, raked and irrigated in winter...

And so on. The work is not done properly.

At that time, it was anticipated that the insect eggs in the soil might not be killed by freezing, so an order was immediately issued to rectify the situation.

This series of actions not only reduced the occurrence of diseases and pests, but also improved the basic conditions of organic nutrients, soil moisture, etc. in the soil.

Those who are good at fighting may not have great achievements, so it is very meaningful to go to the countryside to inspect the fields.

What's more, Tianhe's air force consisting of aerial photography and plant protection drones and natural enemy insects also performed well in this pest control and was favored by many departments.

Quanwang's biological pesticides also worked.

Therefore, the seed companies suffered considerable losses, but according to some people's investigations, Tianhe's seed production base was much less affected.

In particular, the 200,000 acres of seed-producing land in Jintana do not seem to be affected by the drought.

The seeds produced from these 200,000 acres alone are enough for others to occupy the largest market share.

The stock market is booming.

But what does it have to do with seed companies?

It’s better not to touch it.

When the A-share market was booming, Li Denghai and others were miserable as they watched the market value continue to fall.

"With this huge pressure, it will be difficult for the stock price to improve this year."

“There’s no way to cash out.”

"Performance, performance, and performance are still the most important. The previous varieties have lagged far behind. We can only rely on the performance of Denghai No. 10 this year."

The sales of corn seeds this year are a foregone conclusion, and Tianhe’s monopoly has been formed.

But apart from Tianhe, no one knows the actual planting area of ​​Tianyu No. 1.

However, its own performance was dismal, and the corn business of other seed companies was also sluggish. Zhengdan 958 was even more desperate to engage in a price war.

Only Tianyu No. 1 can give people such great pressure.

Some media speculated that the planting area of ​​Tianyu No. 1 is around 1.2 million mu.

But Li Denghai speculated that it had reached at least 1.5 million mu, only in this way could others be left breathless.

Fortunately, this year is over.

Unlike Denghai, Longping High-Tech entered the corn seed industry last year, introduced Limagrain and launched Lihe 16.

Coupled with its leading edge in hybrid rice, Longping High-Tech has been favored by the capital market.

在06~07年这波趋势中，隆平高科的股价从6元附近，直接翻倍来到了18~20元的区间。

President Liu Shi can be said to be in high spirits.

"Lihe 16's Datian has performed very well and will bring rich profits to Longping High-Tech next year."

"How can a man be depressed and depressed for long? One day I will replace him!"

…"The grain trade volume of Jiahe Grain and Oil is a bit large recently?"

"It's not against the rules, boss."

Guo Yang was a little surprised when he received the call from Director Nie of the Grain Bureau. He thought that the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture would come to praise Jiahe’s performance in fighting drought!
"The procedures are in compliance, but why is Jiahe suddenly so large in volume?"

"We have reached some cooperation with AIG. Besides, isn't it the beginning of the harvest season? We also want to recover funds and buy new crops."

This year's corn market has attracted much attention.

Some newly built large-scale corn deep-processing enterprises have been put into production one after another, and existing large-scale corn processing plants have also been expanded.

A number of large projects have been launched, which has rapidly increased corn processing capacity.

The annual processing capacities of Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province are both approaching 10 million tons.

Food, feed, starch, and the recently emerging fuel ethanol have led to a rapid increase in domestic consumption of processed corn.

From January to July, more than 1 million tons of corn were exported, an increase of 7% to 400% year-on-year.

In the past, even in years with relatively good harvests, the direction of trade would have long since changed to “control exports and encourage imports”, with restrictions on the issuance of export quotas.

However, last year domestic corn production increased by 3000 million tons, and this year the promotion area of ​​Tianyu No. 1 is even greater, so the output is still difficult to predict.

There is no way to restrict corn exports.

If Jiahe's trade volume in the past month had not been so large, he would not even be interested in asking about it.

Director Nie thought for a while and said, "If you want to give up on setting up a trap for international grain traders, let the bureau know, even if it won't have much of an impact."

"How can we give up halfway?" Guo Yang said with a smile: "Jiahe just has some strategic considerations."

No matter how Jiahe’s route changes, it will hardly affect the country’s food security.

Director Nie said: "Okay, the grain export quota for the second half of the year will still be issued as normal."

What about next year?
Guo Yang didn't ask.

The ideas of the upper echelons are also changing all the time.

He asked someone to bring Jiahe Grain and Oil's work report in recent months.

How big is the quantity that Director Nie mentioned?
"Of the 220 million tons of wheat purchased and stockpiled earlier, only 20 tons remain. 110 million tons have been sold, and processing plants have consumed about 90 tons."

"The profit from wheat and flour trade was about 8.4 million yuan, and the profit from processing was about 0.8 million yuan."

"There are still 350 tons left out of the 60 million tons of corn. Since some of it was consumed in Africa, the profit from trade and processing is about 10.1 billion yuan."

"All 135 million tons of rice were cleared, making a profit of about 4.72 million yuan."

"The total profit is about 24 billion yuan."

This quantity is quite large.

Especially considering the export growth in July.

It's really a bit surprising.

After seeing this data, Guo Yang is very sure that the corn policy will not change next year.

Tianyu No. 1’s sales data this year and the promotion area were clearly imprinted in his mind.

The shipment rate is close to 80%
Nearly 40 tons sold!

The actual sown area is over 2 million mu!

This is an extremely terrifying number, and Hedu still holds it in his hands to this day.

With the help of media such as Seed Weekly, as well as the diversified promotional caliber of competitors such as Denghai and Denong.

There are large deviations in the outside world's estimates of Tianyu 1.

Even the top brass know some ambiguous data.

This is the surprise that Jiahe Grain and Oil has prepared for international grain traders.

But the situation for other raw materials is not so optimistic.

The export tax rebate for wheat, rice, soybean raw grains and flour products may be cancelled at the beginning of next year, and export tariffs may also be increased.

Therefore, there is more room for development in grain futures, and corn is the most stable in the spot market.

After all, Jiahe Grain and Oil’s overseas warehousing, shipping, etc. do not yet have the ability to purchase large quantities of wheat and soybeans.

Seeing the final profit, Guo Yang pondered for a moment. In the past year, the gross profit was between 30% and 40%.

For Gao De, Chen Yanqiu and others, this is already a huge profit.

But it was still a little far from his expectations.

Gaode’s style is still a bit conservative, and the grain is sold too quickly.

If you delay, the profit will be higher.

After all, the period from the second half of this year to August or September next year is when the growth will be most rapid.

In addition, the power behind AIG is also thought-provoking. It is definitely impossible for AIG to process so much food so quickly.

International grain traders must be hiding behind this.

However, Jiahe has now recovered 12 to 13 billion yuan in funds. In addition to collecting new grain, it also has more room to maneuver in the futures market.

However, such a large amount of capital flow is not only costly but also easy to monitor.

However, the subprime mortgage crisis caused hot money to flow into commodities, and Jiahe Grain and Oil is just a part of international capital, so there is still a lot of room for operation.

This may also be Golden Harvest’s last dance in the international capital market for a long time in the future.

You have to get the big ticket.

Weiguang and Blue Star also need more abundant and safer distribution channels.

When Guo Yang was lost in thought, Ning Xiaojing, dressed in cool clothes, came towards him.

"Boss, the Provincial Department of Agriculture has released drought data. The affected area is over 60 mu, and the area with no harvest is nearly 4 mu."

After taking the document, Guo Yang's expression darkened.

Ning Xiaojing said softly, "Most of the crops that were completely destroyed were vegetables. Even the vegetable base that we cooperated with Tianhe had large areas of vegetables withering."

After being busy for so long, this is the result. Ning Xiaojing subconsciously thought that the boss would not be in a good mood.

I couldn't help but speak more softly.

I don't know...

"It's like a blessing after a long drought!" Guo Yang said with a smile, "It's only the beginning of August now. We should hurry up and plant at least one more season of vegetables."

“It is right to cut losses.”

The air after the rain was no longer so manic. Guo Yang came to the window and looked into the distance. Qilian was covered with clouds and mist. Peace of mind is home.

"By the way, the new office at the headquarters should have windows facing south. I like to see this kind of scenery."

Ning Xiaojing also looked out the window.

Most of the area at the foot of the Qilian Mountains is a barren desert of gravel and rock, and I don’t know what is there to see.

"it is good."

...

Standing by the window, the cool breeze blows across my dark face, making me feel very refreshed.

The rain indeed came at a very timely moment.

Early August is a critical growing period for many crops.

Corn, cotton, and soybeans quenched the thirst, and alfalfa was no less effective.

The second crop of alfalfa was harvested in late July. Due to insufficient irrigation, both the yield and quality were affected.

Alfalfa No. 1 is drought-resistant.

However, the yield and quality of alfalfa are closely related to water. Only under irrigation conditions can the yield of Alfalfa No. 1 reach its highest level.

A rain directly caused the alfalfa fields to grow rapidly after being mowed.

The third batch has a promising future.

The Qilian Mountains do have a kind of magic. After looking at them for a while, Guo Yang felt his thoughts becoming clearer.

Not only Jiahe Grain and Oil, Weiguang, and Blue Star, but some ideas for other sectors are also being improved.

Reflecting for a moment on what I had seen in Davis and California, it was time for Alfalfa Farming and Animal Husbandry to change its role.

Part of the simple forage planting business can be transferred to Huihuang, Oasis, Shandan Military Horse Farm, etc.

Forage processing and trade...Part of this can also be given to Huihuang and Oasis, etc. Anyway, the production of forage machinery has also been transferred to Jiayuguan.

Alfalfa specializes in alfalfa seed production.

More energy should be put into ecological restoration projects and saline-alkali land improvement.

In addition, Jiahe Supermarket, Huinong, agricultural supplies supermarket, water-saving equipment, sand sea... ideas flashed through my mind one by one.

dong dong!

It’s Pu Fei.

"Are you leaving?"

"Yes, everyone is here. In addition to going to Urumqi, we also plan to visit Shihezi, Kashgar, Yili, Aksu and other places."

Fengkai attaches great importance to this inspection.

After all, it involves a cotton picker, which is the pinnacle of the current agricultural machinery industry.

Many of the core equipment are self-made. If they are placed in Weifang and no share of the cake is given to the companies in the chain, Fengkai’s position in Weifang will become even more embarrassing.

"Okay." Guo Yang didn't want to make the atmosphere so tense, so he talked about a piece of news he had just heard.

"Did you hear about what happened to Dill recently?"

"Huh?" Pu Fei was a little stunned. Dill has been very high-profile in the past two months, but in the past ten days or so, he hasn't heard much about Dill.

"What happened to Dill?"

Guo Yang smiled and said: "Deere recalled 32 cotton pickers from Xinjiang Province, saying that these products had engine crankshaft design defects."

"Really?"

"It's absolutely true!" Guo Yang said with a smile, "I just got the news too. The news should be out in a few days."

Pu Fei was shaking with excitement.

If there are only two cotton picker companies in the world, they must be John Deere and Case.

The cotton picker industry is highly monopolized by John Deere and Case worldwide.

So, apart from John Deere and Case, are there really no other cotton picker manufacturers in the world?

In fact, this is not the case. Ukraine and Russia also have large cotton picking machine companies, but their technical routes are different.

Domestic cotton picking machines are also emerging. For example, Guihang, which was established in Shihezi, and Fengkai are both pioneers of domestic cotton picking machines.

But when it comes to John Deere, it is no exaggeration to say that it is like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.

During the critical period of market verification of Fengkai cotton picker, John Deere itself revealed a flaw, which was a huge surprise to Pu Fei.

"I let you jump and show off, but now you're in trouble!" Pu Fei kept muttering.

Guo Yang made him a cup of tea.

The aroma of sesame tea wafted into Pu Fei's nose, and the sweet taste calmed him down.

"What about the other 68?"

"The crankshafts of the remaining 68 cotton pickers are not from the same production batch as the 32." Guo Yang said with a hint of regret: "There will probably be no more recalls."

Pu Fei's eyes flickered, "That's enough."

"The location of the machine-harvesting trial this year can be adjusted in a targeted manner. In addition to Tianmian 20, other machine-harvesting varieties can also be tested for their effects."

"Dil really gave a great gift this time!"

Guo Yang understands this feeling. Since the agricultural machinery subsidies began in 04, agricultural mechanization has entered the fast lane.

But the development of machine-picked cotton is actually not fast.

Cotton pickers from all over the country are the main force in cotton picking. In 2006, 80 people from Henan alone went to Xinjiang Province to pick cotton.

The rise in labor costs has led to attempts to improve machine-picked cotton in various places.

Guo Yang said: "Don't be too anxious when inspecting. Feng Kai has more time than you think."

"Yes, yes." Pu Fei paced and said, "I'll change the itinerary and add a few more stops."

"Well, go get busy."

In fact, the investment environment in Xinjiang Province is pretty good, and the development of the western region has also brought great opportunities.

But the area is too large.

We also need to consider the radiation to Central Asia and Russia, and there is still room for choice in this location.

Not long after Pu Fei went out, Guo Yang vaguely heard a burst of cheers coming from behind.

"He can be replaced!"

"John Deere, fuck him!"

Guo Yang couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, "It's great to be young!"

After a day's work in the office, it has been a long time since I got off work, but the sun has not set yet.

It was not until nine o'clock that the glow of the sunset spread over the horizon, illuminating the quiet distance.

Guo Yang and Luo Xiu chased the sunset and ran towards the Gobi Desert to see the red hemp flowers that amazed the two cities.

(End of this chapter)