Agricultural giant since 1983

Chapter 443 Whole Industry Chain
The biggest feature of Brazil’s land system is the high concentration of land. According to statistics, farmers with an area of ​​more than 1000 hectares account for only 1% of the total number of farmers in Brazil, but they occupy 45.1% of the country’s land area; 10% of the total number of peasant households, but these peasant households only occupy 49.7% of the land area; most of the land has been controlled by a small number of big landlords, while the majority of peasants can only cultivate or use small pieces of land that are only enough to survive. Landless laborers worked on the large estates.

Due to the rapid urbanization process in Brazil, the urban population in Brazil accounted for 1960% of the total population in 56, and now it has exceeded 80%. There is a serious shortage of rural labor force; on the other hand, the development of cities has caused land prices to rise continuously; at the same time, it is accompanied by a lot of waste. Among the 3.55 million hectares of land owned by large manor owners, 2.8 million hectares are land that can be economically developed , of which only 1.35 million hectares are used for animal husbandry and planting, and the remaining 1.45 million hectares have not been developed in any form, accounting for 51.79%.

Therefore, the Brazilian government is now very encouraging land reclamation. The price of undeveloped land is very cheap. The price of undeveloped land in the Amazon region is even as cheap as 1.6 US dollars per hectare, while the price of those developed farms and plantations is only [-] Rea. It is about [-] U.S. dollars per hectare, and they are all large areas of land, which are very suitable for mechanized production.

If such good land is placed in China, it will be a cornucopia, and no company is willing to sell it. However, in Brazil, due to the impact of the economic crisis, many large farmers are facing the danger of bankruptcy, even if it is a hen that can lay golden eggs. , Now they have to sell it painfully. If they don’t sell, not only will they not be able to repay their debts, but they will also have to bear an annual land tax of [-]%. The sum of taxes and management costs is not a small sum. So it's better to sell it now.

At the same time, the four major grain merchants are also accelerating this process. The pricing power of Brazilian agricultural products is basically in their hands. In order to strengthen their control over Brazilian agriculture, they have tacitly lowered the purchase prices of soybeans, beef, coffee and other agricultural products. , making these farmers even more pessimistic about the future of holding the land, so they can only sell it, and then they continue to lower the land price, so that they can spend less money to get more land.

So since 2000, Brazil has become the king of land sales in the world. The land sold to foreign countries during 2000-2012 accounted for 11.3% of the total global transnational land transactions; among them, the top ten foreign companies hold more than 150 million hectares of land, and these foreign companies, while monopolizing land resources, are also developing destructively; between 2000 and 2017, in the Matopiba area alone, 47 foreign farms destroyed 42.3 hectares of land woodland.

Therefore, Li Lei was speechless when he saw those European and American environmental protection organizations accusing the Chinese of eating meat and destroying the Amazon rainforest. Most of these rainforests were destroyed by large European and American agricultural companies, and these companies are often owned by environmental protection organizations. Big donors, this is roughly equivalent to European and American agricultural giants paying for environmental organizations to pin the blame for destroying the Amazon rainforest on the Chinese.

However, this is a good thing for Li Lei. The operation of these multinational agricultural giants has created a rare opportunity to purchase land in Brazil on a large scale. Although most of the land has fallen into the hands of European and American agricultural giants, it is impossible for them to buy The acquisition of all the land gave Li Lei the opportunity to use this policy window to purchase some high-quality land for growing soybeans and raising cattle and sheep.

The place they are going to today is located in Mato Grosso, east of Sao Paulo. It is located in the highlands of Brazil, with a vast land, sparsely populated, and a suitable climate. It is very suitable for mechanized soybean planting. It is the main soybean producing area in Brazil. Suozhou will allocate tens of millions of hectares of land to plant soybeans. For every ten trucks of soybeans they produce, at least three trucks are shipped to China.

The total area of ​​the farm to be sold this time is 67000 hectares, of which half of the agricultural area and half of the grazing area can be used to grow soybeans or raise cattle. Because the infrastructure is complete and the degree of development is relatively high, the price is slightly more expensive. , 3200 reais per hectare, the total price is close to 300 million US dollars, as long as you spend this much money, this farm is yours.

Today, the soybean output of this farm can reach 2.5 tons per hectare. According to the current output, it can provide Li Lei with 3 tons of soybeans every year. If the output can be increased to more than 3.5 tons, this number can be increased by another [-] tons. , This is not impossible. We must know that the soybean yield in Brazil will be as high as [-] tons per hectare in the future, ranking first in the world and even surpassing the United States. Moreover, this is the average yield, and many high-quality farms will have higher yields.

Perhaps it was the first time to talk about such a big business. Ronaldo was a little nervous. Li Lei patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "Ronnie, it's just a small business worth 4300 million US dollars. Don't be so serious!" Ranked first among athletes, reaching 2000 million pounds, according to the current exchange rate of pounds to dollars, he can buy this farm by himself.

"It's a small business for you, but it's not for me!" Ronaldo smiled with his iconic rabbit teeth. Although his income is high, his expenses are also high. After deducting the taxes that should be paid, he now His total savings are only tens of millions of dollars. Although Li Lei paid the bulk of the money to buy this farm now, he still has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars. It would be strange if there was no pressure.

"Didn't I already tell you that I will build a slaughterhouse and an oil mill nearby at that time, and the beef, soybean oil, and soybean meal produced will be shipped to China for sale. I don't have to worry about sales at all, and I am managing a large farm. I am very experienced in this area, I own a farm of 15 hectares in Central Asia, which is much larger than this one!" Li Lei comforted.

"There are more than one billion people in China, and they need to import more than 1000 million tons of soybeans every year, and this demand will continue to increase, so this business is sure to make a profit! Don't worry, we will make a good profit for a few years first. Qian, when you retire in the future, we can cooperate to buy a club! Make it a European giant! Just imagine, when you bring your own team to meet Inter Milan in the Champions League final, I believe Mr. Moratti’s expression will be Very interesting!" Li Lei weaved a dream for Ronaldo.

In fact, this operation is still very feasible. Li Lei usually watches football and is still very familiar with stars more than ten years later. It is not a fantasy to build a team that can win the Champions League.

"Wow, that's really great!" Ronaldo imagined the scene described by Li Lei in his mind, and couldn't help showing a happy smile. This scene is still very attractive to him.

Not long after, the plane landed on the airstrip that comes with this farm. Many large farms have this kind of facility. If the farmer wants to go to a big city to enjoy life, he always takes a private jet, otherwise it would be too inconvenient. It is precisely because of this that Brazil's private jet industry is relatively developed, with a large number of private jets, and even cultivated its own private jet brand.

Mr. Mauro, the farmer who got the news, had already brought his family and waited for them at the airport. From this, it can be seen how urgent he is to sell his farm. It may be that it is inappropriate to do so, so Mr. Mauro specially I made an excuse, "My children and I were so excited when we heard that Ronnie would come. We have been preparing since the morning. Ronnie, can you sign some autographs for me and my children?"

After finishing speaking, he also took out the No. [-] jersey of the Brazilian team and a camera, which can be slightly concealed as a fanatical fan, but his eyes are still exposed a lot. Although he has been talking to Ronaldo, the rest of the corners of his eyes Guang has never left Li Lei, and he knows that this is the true master.

Mauro still wanted to keep calm and led them to dinner first. His children and Ronaldo had a great time at the dinner table, but he himself was a bit unwilling to eat. Now Brazil is full of farms for sale, but those who have the strength to buy large farms There are not many buyers. If he misses this opportunity, he may go bankrupt.

After dinner, he took an off-road vehicle to inspect his farm. Although the staff of Huinong had come to investigate in detail in advance, and Li Lei had read their report, he had to see it with his own eyes to be confident. Unfortunately, Brazil The planting time of soybeans is from the end of September to the end of December. It is not yet the time. It is a little regrettable not to see the vigorous growth of soybeans. However, the beef cattle in the pasture are very strong, and Li Lei is very satisfied. In the future, China will also be a big importer of beef. There is a big market for these beef.

During the visit, Mauro kept cursing those large companies that squeezed him. He bought seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, breeding cattle, vaccines, veterinary drugs, and agricultural machinery from them, and the products produced could only be sold to them. There are several rounds of crushes every year, and the biggest risks are left to them.

Interestingly, Li Lei also saw a lot of agricultural machinery produced by Shifeng Factory on the farm, but it was repainted and the brand name was changed. Li Lei asked Mao Luo, and Mao Luo told him that it was an agricultural machine imported from the United States. It's easy to use but the price is also very distressing.

Li Lei laughed when he heard this, and asked the secretary to dig out the product information of Shifeng Factory, find the photo of the corresponding agricultural machine and show it to Mao Luo, and told Mao Luo that this is the agricultural machine they produced, and the price was less than half of what he bought. !Perhaps those large agricultural companies also think that buying agricultural machinery from China and selling it to these farmers is more cost-effective than producing it themselves!
Mauro couldn't help cursing, he thought the price was fairer, but he didn't expect to be brutally slaughtered again.

After the inspection tour, the two sides formally started negotiations. Mao Luo was eager to make a move, but Li Lei really wanted to buy it, so it didn’t take much time. The two sides reached an agreement. Li Lei bought the farm for 4100 million U.S. dollars, including the farm With all the buildings, equipment, cattle, and crops such as soybeans that have not been sold, Mauro can take the more than 4000 million US dollars to Sao Paulo to enjoy life.

After the contract was signed, Mauro summoned all the farm workers to announce the result. Then Ronaldo spoke on stage. He promised not to fire the workers and gave them a bonus. With the appearance of this well-known Brazilian celebrity, he immediately won After gaining the trust of the employees, everyone felt relieved. You must know that once you lose your job at this time, you will be hungry, and it is not so easy to find a new job.

Li Lei also appointed his own management team. The first person in charge is Xiao Fuxing, who used to work on the Ivolga Farm. I learned the local language in just one month, and I also quickly learned Portuguese after I arrived in Brazil last year. After working in a large local farm for a period of time, I have basically figured out the management mode of Brazilian farms, and the rest are managed by domestic There are managers and technicians, as well as employees recruited locally in Brazil. Of course, managers introduced by Ronaldo are indispensable. After all, they are shareholders, so they still have this power.

"Boss, this year, I don't plan to make too many changes other than adding large-scale machinery and infrastructure. For new seeds, I can set aside a few hectares of land for trial planting, and then consider expanding the planting area after it is confirmed to be effective!" Xiao Fuxing said. The work style is very stable.

"Well, the water, soil and climate in China are definitely different from those here, and soybean seeds that can produce high yields in China may not work here; you first communicate with Lin Weimin to see what preparations they need, and then you start to do it, waiting for them like this People who come here can start working immediately!" Li Lei plans to set up several research institutions in Brazil, and researchers from both China and Brazil will cooperate to develop soybean seeds that are more suitable for this place.

Later, Li Lei and Ronaldo looked at several other farms, some were successfully won, and some negotiations were temporarily suspended because the asking price was too high. In this way, Li Lei won more than 20 hectares of farms and spent them at the same time. billions of dollars.

Ronaldo was a little panicked again. Although he had great confidence in Li Lei and felt that buying a farm was a very cost-effective business, it still made him a little uneasy to spend most of his assets without knowing it, so he endured I kept asking, "Mr. Li, how many more farms do we need to buy?"

"Of course, the more the better, if it's the same high-quality farm as Mr. Mauro's, I think it's a good deal to buy as much as you want!" What's the matter, I didn't even use Yahoo's stock.

"And we not only need to buy farms, but also warehouses, cold storage, docks, and fleets. We must purchase the entire industrial chain so that we can gain a firm foothold in Brazil!" Li Lei said with a smile.

"Oh? Why?" Ronaldo asked curiously.

　I deleted the two chapters inserted in the middle because everyone thought they were disturbing. This is a free chapter, so there is no deduction.

　　
　
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