Chapter 131 Undercurrents in the Corn Seed MarketThe news of someone running naked spread like wildfire. The news was widely spread in the park, and when people knew the reason, they smiled knowingly. In Fengkai Agricultural Machinery, employees often talk about this matter after dinner. But soon, the influence of the streaking incident was blown away. The report of International Business Daily attracted everyone's attention. "3000 million yuan of foreign trade orders have been received by Fengkai Agricultural Machinery!" While people were still discussing whether it was true or not, more media outlets including China Industrial News and Shandong Provincial Daily also joined in the reporting. Confirmed, Fengkai Agricultural Machinery and Angola have officially signed a contract, and will continue to provide Angola with high-horsepower wheeled tractors, diesel generators and other brand products in the next year! Fengkai Agricultural Machinery has expanded its international reach! This is naturally thanks to Yu Honghai. When Yu Honghai proudly took credit for it, Guo Yang just shook his head, smiled, and took out some records.
"Some dealers have received deposits from farmers, but the products have not been delivered yet. Now the dealers are blocking the door. You go and deal with it." Yu Honghai came excitedly and left in a hurry. Guo Yang also did not forget to remind, "As for the expansion of domestic production bases and the construction of large wheel tractor production bases abroad, Fengkai will first report a plan to the group headquarters." Yu Honghai nodded, but quickened his pace as he left. It was very certain that a large wheel tractor production base would be built abroad. In addition to Africa, South America, East Asia and the Middle East are all potential markets for Fengkai agricultural machinery. The construction plan of the base is naturally handed over to a professional team and consulting company, although expanding production capacity is very urgent. But his eyes were on the agricultural machinery exhibition to be held in Iran in April, and Feng Kai had already received an invitation. …… Fengkai agricultural machinery has achieved remarkable results. But from the end of 2004 to March 2005, it was not just Fengkai Agricultural Machinery that was dazzling. Other sections of Golden Harvest also burst with strong vitality. mid-December. Xu Xiaoxue, a reporter from Seed Industry Weekly, went to a county in Shandong Province for a random interview. The weather was still cold. Xu Xiaoxue wore a black windbreaker, with her long, slightly curly hair tied into a ponytail. She had a straight figure and looked like she had some dancing skills. She walked into the sales office of a seed trading company. I happened to see an old man in his 60s who bought more than 150 yuan worth of vegetable seeds at once, about to bags. Xu Xiaoxue looked at it carefully and judging from the packaging, there should only be two varieties. She walked up to him curiously and asked, "Uncle, what kind of seeds did you buy? Why did you buy so many?" The old man raised his eyebrows and thought, this girl is quite pretty.
"I'm here to buy some goods to sell in my little shop." "They're all chili peppers." Xu Xiaoxue saw the photo on the package clearly. "Yes, these are new varieties that have only been released in the past two years. They are selling very well. This is my third time to restock." After the old man left, Xu Xiaoxue found the same vegetable varieties in the store. Tianjiao No. 1 and Chihong No. 1, and both are produced by the same company called Tianhe Seeds. She had heard of this company in the past two years, but she was in charge of grain seeds, so she had only heard of it. Then she came to the corn seed sales counter, where several colorful corn seed posters were pasted on the side. The characteristics, sowing conditions, management methods, and prices of the new varieties are all written on it. There were also many farmers gathered around, asking the sales staff questions of concern from time to time. She also watched and listened for a while. Well, there are many varieties of corn seeds. He asked an old man who was standing in front of a pile of corn seeds and pointing. "Uncle, what kind of products are you going to buy? Are they the ones advertised?" "Well, but I mainly buy this, and some other miscellaneous items to match with it." Xu Xiaoxue followed the old man's finger and looked over. It was Tianyu No. 1, such a familiar name! I looked again and it was from Tianhe Seed Industry again. The price is 70 yuan/kg, why is it so expensive! Next to them were the old varieties she was familiar with, which only sold for 5-6 yuan per kilogram, and the other new varieties were priced at 10-12 yuan per kilogram! The price difference is too big. Why is the old man still eyeing this variety to buy? The poster says that the yield of Tianyu No. 1 per mu reaches tons!!! That’s right! Xu Xiaoxue looked at it carefully again and again before she was sure that she was not mistaken. tons? This is false advertising! She immediately became alert. She couldn't help but think of last year's interview experience, when 68 villagers bought "high-yield" corn seeds that were cultivated in the spring, watered in the summer, and anticipated in the autumn. But there was no joy of harvest! The "high-yield" new variety they planted only produced a few dozen corn kernels on the long corn cobs. However, other corn seeds planted in neighboring fields or even in the same field by the same family on the same day had full grains. The county immediately organized an investigation team. She was also a member of the investigation team at the time. It had been raining for several days and the dirt road leading to the fields was extremely muddy. In some places the mud on the road was more than a foot deep. When they arrived at the field, her face was covered with mud from the tractor wheels. After getting off the tractor and walking less than 20 meters, everyone's shoes were covered with two or three pounds of mud. The results of the survey are also very heavy. A 96% reduction in the yield of “high-yield” corn means a total harvest for farmers! Not only these 68 farmers, but more villagers were involved.
In the end, it even alarmed the State Administration. She clearly remembered that the advertised yield of the "high-yield" corn at that time was only 1 ton! How could the Tianyu No. 1 in front of me be real! She hurriedly said to the old man: "Uncle, do you dare to believe this propaganda? " Before the old man could answer, a middle-aged woman next to him said, "I don't really believe it, it's just that the price is too expensive, but I still want to plant some and try it. Give me two packs of this, and I'll go back and try the effect." Xu Xiaoxue was stunned for a moment, not quite believing it. It’s expensive, but you still bought it? What kind of logic is that? The old man also said at this time: "I tried it last year. It is difficult to achieve the advertised output, but the output is indeed very high." "How tall is it?" "Hehe, you'll know once you try. I have four children and a large family of more than 20 acres of land. This year, I plan to plant this on all of them." Xu Xiaoxue was surprised. She even saw middle-aged women who seemed eager to try. Isn't this really false advertising? In her impression, corn yields of more than 800 kilograms per mu can only be achieved in some high-yield fields in the Northeast and Northwest. What’s more, it’s 1500 kilograms, which is almost doubled? I’m afraid this old man is procrastinating! She stayed in the store for a while and found that quite a few people were buying Tianyu No. 1. Some came after seeing the promotion on TV, while others tried growing it last year and then bought it again after trying it out. At least it’s not fake seeds that cheat farmers! Xu Xiaoxue had made up her mind, but this output was too shocking. After staying for a while, she made more discoveries. The store sells a wide variety of seeds including vegetables, corn, soybeans, peanuts, etc., and new varieties are generally twice as expensive. But farmers are very willing to try new varieties, and judging from the situation on site, the new varieties are selling relatively well. Farmers also have a strong desire for novelty! We randomly interviewed several seed companies in the county. Xu Xiaoxue then went to the countryside. The seed company had set up many sales outlets in towns and villages. On the way, she also met two seed companies' rural service vehicles, which were touring the township markets and villages. It is said that ploughing continues every day during the spring season. She followed the observation for two days, recording what she saw and heard in the spring seed market. The seed market is booming and farmers are keen on buying new seeds rather than old ones. There are only two varieties that left a deep impression on her, the Sino-foreign joint venture Xianyu 335! And Tianyu No. 1 from Tianhe Seed Industry! I saw the latest news yesterday that the Americans have pushed the world record for corn yield per acre to 2641 kilograms. I feel like I'm being too conservative...
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