American Ranch

Chapter 155

"Hey Boss, are you back?"

Chen Mo was about to go to the kitchen to help cook, when Brett called.

"came back."

"Could you come to the office."

"OK." After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo told his father, went out and rode a four-wheel drive to the Hegu office building.

Brett was sorting out the documents in the office, and Chen Mo walked in: "What do you want me to do?"

"We now have the Dry River Valley, Moro River Valley, Santana Valley and Huaxi Canyon. Especially Santana Valley and Huaxi Canyon, the soil is fertile and has sufficient irrigation water..." Bright unfolded the ranch sand table: "The ranch The flat land I own now is 1.287 acres. Especially the Santana Valley and Huaxi Canyon, which are more suitable for planting, I wonder...can the breeding area be moved to the Dry River Valley, where the land is much barren and the water source It's also a problem."

"This..." Chen Mo thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Bright's proposal can create greater value for the ranch, but the valley where Chen Mo's villa is located is connected to the Derai River Valley, and it would be too unpleasant to build a large farm here.

In the future, the hilly area will have to be developed, and Chen Mo doesn't want to damage the landscape here: "No way. The hilly area will be developed in the future, and a large ranch cannot be built in the Derai River Valley."

"Okay." Bright nodded.

There are tens of thousands of acres in the hilly area. Brett knows Chen Mo's plan, which is to plant grapes in different regions. When the grapes grow up...either build a large winery, or plan and make a real estate project: "There is one more thing .”

"Say."

"The Jiabao fruit in Xiaoxigu, I contacted the seller and sold it at a price of 20 US dollars per pound. You were out with Mr. Bai at the time, and neither your phone nor Mr. Bai's phone could be reached... I will put it on my own. The contract was finalized, and a mutton contract was finalized at the same time."

"Aren't you selling to a fruit dealer?"

"Fruit dealers don't have such an appetite. Your Jiabao orchard should produce more than 4000 pounds this season. I contacted the purchasing department of the Albertsons supermarket chain and showed them around our ranch... "

For the entire ranch, in terms of operation and management, Chen Mo gave Bright the authority that he should have as the CEO, and Bright can sign for expenses within a million dollars.But usually, if there are more than 50 expenditures in a day, the bank will send a text message to Chen Mo... The cumulative expenditure is 200 million in a week, and the bank will call Chen Mo.

In terms of management, Brett has the final say when Chen Mo is not around.

He is the CEO of the ranch, and he is only responsible to Chen Mo.

"There is too little information about Jiabao fruit on the Internet. It is sold by e-commerce companies, and the price is usually above 30 US dollars to 100 US dollars. I also sent people to high-end fruit retailers to inquire. They are willing to purchase, but the price given The price is between $15 and $25, and we are required to deliver it to your door. Small retailers don’t have much demand, so they are sold in one package.”

"Hmm. Have you ever considered setting up our own e-commerce department?" Chen Mo looked at Bright and smiled.

"I have thought about it. It's just that the ranch's funds are still very tight..."

"Sales of goat milk... I remember that the Albertsons supermarket chain is a high-end supermarket. You didn't promote our goat milk?"

"Of course. I have signed a series of contracts here..." Brett said and got up, opened the safe behind him, took out a pile of documents, and found several contracts from it: "Garbo fruit purchase contract, mutton purchase contract, Goat milk purchase contract. The price of mutton sold in supermarkets is...slightly cheaper than that of Ellison Logistics, but only a contract for 3 pounds of mutton has been signed. This is an attempt. If the market responds well, we can provide price."

Chen Mo nodded, it doesn't matter if it is a little cheaper, the important thing is to expand a sales channel.The Albertsons supermarket chain does not seem to be very famous, at least the general public in China, many people are not familiar with this supermarket...

A Fortune 500 company and one of the largest supermarket chain brands in the United States.The price of Albertson's products is not only much higher than Wal-Mart's next-door store and super center, but also higher than other big stores.Meanwhile, Albertsons' merchandise displays are themed, offering recipe cards and seasonal merch displays...  

This is a super thigh. If you hold it well, even if you fall out with the Garrison Group in the future, Ellison Logistics will no longer purchase products from the River Valley Ranch, and the ranch will not have to worry at all.

"The retail price of goat's milk is $11.5 per pound."

Chen Mo shrugged, the processed goat milk in barrels has a shelf life of 15 days.

A bucket is 6.5 pounds, which is almost the weight of a family for two days.

The nutritional value of goat milk is higher, but the audience does not seem to be particularly large, unless it can be promoted by supermarkets...

"$11.5 per pound, should it be promoted by supermarkets?"

"of course."

Chen Mo looked at the time: "You called me here just for these things?"

"One more thing..."

"Say."

"There are 5000 acres of fertile land in the Santana Valley. If the planning is reasonable, it will be no problem to raise tens of thousands of Dorper sheep at a time. We don't have to pursue natural and organic pastures. The price is too high."

Chen Mo frowned: "You mean, partly organic."

"Of course. 1 fat sheep and 5 small fat sheep will be delivered within three years. Compared with our investment, this contract is not big or small. We have studied it here and let the meat quality of Dorper sheep go to the market. To meet the standard of organic meat, you don’t need to follow the rules of organic pastures... Organic pastures are just a gimmick, as long as the beef and mutton produced are safe and healthy, and the big data is similar to organic mutton, it’s fine. We only need the part of the pasture The area needs to be certified organic...this can also be labeled organic ranch, like those organic wineries in Sonoma County. Most of the wineries in Sonoma that label organic wineries are actually only small Some of the vineyards are certified organic…”

Brett seemed to have talked to Chen Mo about this matter very early on.

Organic ranching is of course good, but it does not use antibiotics at all. According to the strict standards of organic ranching, it is too easy for a large ranch to go wrong, and the cost of human resources is too huge.

If the current feeding system is completely followed, by the time the Santana Valley is built, the annual labor cost will reach more than 500 million US dollars.

The ranch needs to be smooth, but if some kind of flu breaks out, it will be a disaster with regard to the breeding scale of the river valley ranch... it will be a disaster.

"You weren't confident enough to create a complete organic ranch before?" Chen Mo laughed.

"If it's a small ranch, it's certainly good to be an organic ranch. But the current ranch is too big...you still plan to develop the hilly area, which requires a huge investment. Judging from the current situation, sticking to the overall organic harm outweighs the benefit. Applying for an organic ranch is not something that happens overnight, it takes many years..."

"You know these things better than me... The most important thing for the ranch right now is to make ends meet as soon as possible."

"There is no problem with breaking even. My plan is to make the ranch profitable in May..."

"Nimma! The output of Jiabao fruit next month will be a lot." Chen Mo rolled his eyes.

"I'm talking about excluding the Jiabao fruit, let the ranch start to make a profit."

"Then... Come on." Chen Xiao smiled.

The current profit point of the ranch is goat milk, and Dorper sheep (the number is very small) can be sold one after another.It's May, and the weather is starting to get hot and I can still shear wool...

(End of this chapter)