We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 655: Killed with a Stick
Fujian Province, Minhou District.

As one of the earliest frontier regions to be opened up, Fujian Province's per capita economy is definitely among the best in the country.

When people have money, their desires will increase, and the first things they consider will definitely be simple things, such as food and clothing.

For people in Fujian Province today, food and clothing are certainly not a problem, so eating better has become a top priority.

Because of this, local livestock breeders in Fujian Province have been living a good life in recent years.

As long as the animal can be slaughtered, someone will buy as much meat as possible.

The Minhou area caught up with this wave of favorable conditions. Basically, every local farmer raises ten or eight big fat pigs. Some people even stop farming and just raise chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and other livestock at home. Their income is very considerable throughout the year.

This is the case with Old Zhang's family. His two sons went to work in big cities, and farming was too tiring for the old couple and they didn't earn much.

Since he was already a butcher in the village and was no stranger to pig farming, he simply built a pigpen and started focusing on pig farming in recent years.

It’s no wonder that the harvest was quite good, and the income was several times higher than what I earned from farming before.

This is the case when the son came home on vacation. He was afraid that the old couple would be too tired, so he didn't let them raise more cows, so there are only about twenty or so.

If you really raise thirty or fifty pigs, the income will be a different story.

"Uncle Zhang, didn't you say you were going to buy feed today? Why are you back so early?"

On the small road leading into the village, I saw Old Zhang riding his bicycle back and asked a young man he met.

Old Zhang is not only a butcher, he also serves as a half veterinarian in the village and is therefore highly respected.

"Hey, don't mention it. The price of feed in town has gone up. I plan to go to the county tomorrow to check."

"Ah? The price of feed has gone up?"

The young man exclaimed, because the increase in feed prices is not just a matter for Old Zhang's family, every family in the village has pigs.

Pigweed? Who uses that stuff on the coast now?

Not only does it grow slowly, but it also doesn't grow big, which is very uneconomical.

"Uncle Zhang, how much has it increased?"

"Now one bag costs 107."

"It has increased so much?"

A bag of feed grain weighs 91 kilograms and was only 16 yuan before. It has increased by yuan, almost %.

Although raising pigs at 107 yuan a bag can still make some money, and the profit is acceptable, who would complain about making too much money?

"Uncle Zhang, is there no other alternative? We have to eat feed."

In the village, Old Zhang is definitely an expert at raising pigs. Many families ask him for advice when they encounter problems in raising pigs.

"No," Old Zhang shook his head.

"If pigs want to grow fast, they need a balance of nutrients, and we don't understand that. Do you want to be like the second kid from the Chen family?"

Thinking of the second son of the Chen family, the young man quickly shook his head.

When the village first started raising pigs on a large scale, the second son of the Chen family did not buy feed in order to save money, and continued to raise pigs using traditional methods.

What is the ancient method? It is leftovers, wine lees, bran, grass straw.

The synthesis of animal protein requires a variety of amino acids, and the amino acids contained in soybean meal are closest to the needs, so feed is mainly composed of soybean meal and corn.

The second son of the Chen family didn't understand any of this. At first, he was very disdainful when he saw that the villagers raised pigs and even had to spend money to buy food for them.

The result? Everyone else's pigs were sold within a year, but his pigs were not.

Sell ​​it, the pig is too small.

If I don’t sell it, I’ll have to keep it for another year.

This incident later became a warning to the whole village. Although many people did not understand it, they knew that the only way to grow meat quickly was to eat other people's pig feed.

"Is there really no other way?"

Old man Zhang thought about it and said, “It’s not impossible.”

"What do you mean Uncle Zhang?" the young man asked.

"We have to eat the fodder grains, so we can only adjust the price. Isn't it more expensive in the town? That's targeting individuals.

If we can unite several nearby villages to buy feed grain together, we can purchase it directly from the manufacturers in town, and the wholesale price will definitely be a lot cheaper.

I estimate that the price may drop to 95 per bag.

In addition, the price of feed grain has increased, and the price of pork in the market may also increase. With this calculation, the money we earn is actually about the same as before."

"That's a good idea, Uncle Zhang.

So, Uncle Zhang, you don’t have to go home, let’s go directly to my dad’s place.”

Why go to his father's house? Because his father is the village chief, a second-generation official.

I always hear that even feed grains need to be imported and that the level of scientific research in China is really too poor.

Anyone who says this is a idiot, the kind of person who wants to lick someone's shit before it's finished.

In the 90s, the domestic feed industry was indeed dominated by foreign giants because we really did not have the technology.

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Later, domestic technology improved, but feed grains were still dependent on foreign countries.

This is not a technical problem as those idiots say, but a raw material problem.

Because soybeans and corn, the two main raw materials of feed, are not enough for people to eat, where can we get so much soybean meal to make feed?

This is why we import so much soybeans every year. Not only for pigs, but as living standards improve, the demand for quality of life is getting higher and higher, and many industries need soybean meal.

For example, for dairy cows, the various amino acids in the feed can increase the amount of milk they produce.

As for seafood, fish also have a high demand for amino acids, so fish that eat feed grow faster than wild ones.

Agriculture is the foundation of a country.

What our ancestors said is not just talk. The price increase of soybeans alone has affected all walks of life.

Hong Kong Island, Exchange Square, Luo Nianzhong is currently in the futures trading department of Far East Bank.

"How's the situation?".

"The four major grain traders announced that the demand for soybeans will surge this year, and soybean futures rose sharply in response."

However, Du Huilian, who came over to supervise, knew that this was not what Luo Nianzhong wanted to hear, so he continued.

"Before this wave of market conditions, there were many more long positions in the futures market. However, judging by this amount, it is definitely not the main capital of the four major grain traders."

"Do you suspect that the other party has started planning for a long time?"

It is absolutely impossible to maximize profits by going long now. If the four major grain traders do not want to attract market attention, they must make early arrangements and take a long-term approach.

Sniping your opponent on the spot? Don't be silly.

Even if the soybean price is brought down, what can be done? There are many ways to stockpile. As long as there is sufficient capital, the four major grain traders are not afraid of these.

If we want to make the four major grain traders bow their heads, the futures market is the main force.

You have to know that this is a futures market, and leverage can be added.

The right way is to lower the price of futures contracts and force the four major grain traders to come and make delivery with you.

"Notify everyone and we'll do our best to ship the goods." These words were said to the accompanying secretary Mu Xiaowan.

"Aren't you going to wait any longer? This market trend will continue for a long time if no one intervenes. September is coming soon."

Luo Nianzhong understood what Du Huilian meant. The way the United States calculates soybeans is different from ours. The cycle is from September of each year to September of the next year.

After September, many orders will be signed. Judging from Rabbit's current situation, soybean purchases will increase significantly next year.

According to the internal forecast of Far Eastern Bank, the amount of soybeans that Rabbit will import next year will be at least 250 million tons.

Once this news is released, soybean futures prices will continue to rise sharply, and it would not be surprising to see a bull market.

"No, shipping also takes time. By making the arrangements now, I want to give the four major grain traders a heavy blow when the soybean futures price is at its peak."

Although the profit from shipping now is less, it can make up for the loss after the soybean price drops. Luo Nianzhong does not want to leave any chance for the four major grain traders, in case they cash out and leave early.

(End of this chapter)