Chapter 452: Dragon Fruit Production Bottleneck
Apples, citrus, bananas and pitaya are all varieties cultivated in 2006, and the orchard was established in 07.

Bananas and dragon fruits start to bear fruit in the second year after the orchard was established. This is already the fourth year.

The banana promotion area is at least 40 mu, accounting for 8% of the total domestic planting area, and is currently second only to Brazilian banana.

The annual sales of seedlings are about 2.4 million yuan, and the income from 3000 acres of banana plantations is about 1.44 million yuan, totaling 3.84 million yuan.

This is an impeccable achievement.

in the country, banana seedlings are generally renewed every 2 to 4 years.

That is to say, among the customers who purchase banana seedlings, repeat customers account for a very small proportion, and most of them are new customers.

When the first batch of banana plantations begin large-scale renewal, the sales of banana seedlings will increase significantly.

These are what Guo Yang saw from the report.

After talking with many responsible persons, he has been studying and interpreting the financial statements of various companies.

Especially Tianhe, most of the economic seeds cultivated by seed stores are operated by Tianhe.

The market performance of most varieties is still acceptable, and some varieties show signs of breaking out.

Among the four major fruits, except for bananas, others like Ruiyang apples and Lingyan citrus have also been promoted on about 30 acres each, which is also pretty good.

But the data on the promotion area of ​​pitaya is somewhat eye-catching.

There are less than 5 acres in the country.

Specifically, the area of ​​Rose Honey Fragrance is less than 2 acres. Looking at the proportion, it seems good, but the total amount is too small.

It just so happened that Qu Yang took the initiative to mention fruit, and Guo Yang couldn't help but ask.

Qu Yang froze in place for a moment, and couldn't help but touch his bald head with few hairs.

“There are still technical difficulties.”

"What's the difficulty?"

Qu Yang pondered and said, "Dragon fruit has only been introduced to China for less than 10 years. Farmers are not well aware of it, the technology is not mature, and the yield cannot be increased."

Well, it seems that we can't expect him to tell us the specific technical difficulties.

Is there any specialization in the art industry?

However, Guo Yang subconsciously thought that growing pitaya should not be difficult. After all, pitaya, which is still very precious now, has become a common commodity in later generations.

In other places, three dragon fruits at 10 yuan are considered relatively cheap, but in Guangxi, you can even buy 3 dragon fruits at the cheapest price for 10 yuan.

It's simply outrageous.

Now he doesn't know why pitaya cannot be promoted, but he also knows a little about the pitaya planting technology.

After thinking for a while, Guo Yang said, "Let's set a time to go to the park for an inspection. In addition, we can also build a dragon fruit base in Jiuquan to be self-sufficient."

"Ah? Dragon fruit can be grown in Jiuquan?"

"Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit. I heard it will freeze to death if the temperature drops below 0 degrees Celsius."

Wang Kuan and Bao Xinyu asked this question in succession. This is also the question most people have. The temperature in the north is too low in winter and spring.

Guo Yang smiled and said: "Generally, varieties that are not cold-resistant will be affected if the temperature drops below 2°C, but in the north they can be grown in a solar greenhouse."

"Can it be done?"

"Give it a try, it works." Guo Yang was very sure because he had seen it with his own eyes, but the technology might not be mature yet.

"Let's put aside the dragon fruit for now. Since we're talking about Tianhe, let's start with Tianhe and make a summary and plan. Come on, Mr. Qu, it's your turn to perform."

Qu Yang pondered for a moment, "Why don't we let President Ji come first? Tianhe has not grown in the past two years, but has declined a lot."

Guo Yang raised his eyebrows, "When did this rule come into being?"

"Then I'll go first."

Qu Yang said: "Overall, Tianhe is still declining. First, there are more counterfeit products and fiercer competition; second, the corn planting area has dropped sharply, and soybean seeds are priced relatively low.

But there are also bright spots. The revenue from vegetable seeds has maintained rapid growth year after year, reaching 21.9 billion, accounting for an estimated 15.2% of the domestic vegetable seed market.

Red No. 1, Tianjiao No. 1, Super Red Core, Chinese Cabbage, and Tomato have all become well-known varieties.

And the potential has not yet been fully released. The four categories of cucumber, bitter gourd, eggplant and cabbage are likely to see an explosion this year.

All in all, the potential of domestic grain seeds can only be tapped bit by bit, and efforts are mainly focused on the development of vegetable categories and the upgrading of varieties.

The focus of market growth is still on the development of overseas markets, and the key point is that this year, we have business development in North America and South America..."

While listening to Qu Yang's report, Guo Yang was also flipping through it quickly.

Because there had been communication before, this time it was mostly just statements.

The changes in the domestic seed market can be described as earth-shaking.

At the beginning of the century, the domestic seed market sales barely exceeded 10 billion yuan, and then entered a period of explosive growth.

Domestic seed companies and foreign seed companies take turns to perform.

In ten years, the seed market has reached a scale of 700 billion, second only to the United States in the world.

Excluding other businesses, Tianhe’s seed business alone reached 224.18 billion, accounting for 32% of the market, which is terrifying!
Its influence in the country has long reached its ceiling.

Therefore, Tianhe must go out to sea.

"There is no problem with the direction of the work." Guo Yang pondered, "But I hope to see the results sooner."

“There should be something interesting in North America this year.”

"What about South America? How is Dow Brazil's integration going?"

"For now, we can only operate in the same way as before, but Tianhe Science Academy has sent a corn breeding research team to Brazil."

"It's time to test Tianhe's technical reserves."

Guo Yang has no plans to use seed stores for breeding seeds for overseas sales, but the seed stores have also enriched Tianhe's seed resource library.

Guo Yang has clearly analyzed the characteristics of many seeds in the resource library using the seed store.

Combined with the accumulated biotechnology, Tianhe's breeding system is competitive abroad while not threatening the domestic market.

Qu Yang also knew it well.

After Tianhe's agenda was over, Qu Yang took out his cell phone and sent a message to Huang En at the dragon fruit base.

"Are there any technical difficulties in promoting dragon fruit? Send it to me as soon as possible."

The meeting is still going on.

The overall speed was still very fast. Guo Yang quickly passed through Alfalfa, Tianhe, Jiahe Biochemical, Quanwang Biological, Ji Xiaobai, etc.

He has devoted a lot of energy to these sectors this year and is quite familiar with the situations in them.

The main businesses are free-range agricultural machinery, dairy industry, Qinghe, two supermarkets and Denong agricultural supplies, which take a little more time.

The results of free-range farming are also different. Hexi Dairy has clearly found its own way, while also driving the development of Alfalfa, Qinghe and Hexi Animal Husbandry.

There is not much to say about the two supermarkets and Denon in terms of distribution. Their products are their biggest advantage.

If it is not done well, the management team must be held responsible.

He can accept the current results.

However, Guo Yang was somewhat surprised that Fengkai’s agricultural machinery sales did not exceed 10 billion yuan.

"The domestic agricultural machinery market output value should be close to 3000 billion yuan, not to mention that drones also contribute 16.4 billion yuan.

Looking at agricultural machinery alone, it’s just over 70 billion.”

Guo Yang shook his head and looked at Pu Fei, "YTO and Revol should have exceeded 10 billion a long time ago."

Pu Fei nodded. "Lovol and YTO are both around 140 billion. Fengkai ranks third with 93 billion. Its market share has declined, but its net profit has remained very good."

Guo Yang pondered and said, "In other words, it means sacrificing the market to protect profits."

"Yes, YTO's profit this year is not bad, 6%, less than 2% last year; Lovol's profit in the past two years has only been 1%."

Pu Fei was a little helpless. The financial crisis in the past two years had caused the export market to plummet.

The situation in China is not so bad. The scale of agricultural machinery subsidies increases year by year, but it cannot stop peers from killing each other!
Cai Bin of Donghe Agricultural Machinery said: “At the end of last year, MGF Capital transferred nearly 3.24% of the equity of Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry for 19 million yuan.

Lovol's profitability has been poor for a long time and has been criticized by investors. "

With revenue soaring and profits sluggish, Guo Yang seemed to see a familiar Levo.

But price wars do work. Farmers still prefer cheaper agricultural machinery, and Lovol has relied on this to gradually increase its market share.

Fengkai is unwilling to give up too much profit, so it can only endure relatively slow growth.

Guo Yang had no idea what to do for the time being.

It is always a good thing that Fengkai can compete with foreign brands in the high-end market.

Guo Yang pondered and said, "Put more effort on the drone."

Pu Fei replied: "Well, technology is constantly breaking through, costs are getting lower and lower, and sales are very good."

In the past two years, the number of aerial videos on Huinong.com has gradually increased, which is not unrelated to the popularity of drones.

The meeting continues.

Jiahe Ecology and Shahai Agriculture and Animal Husbandry also made work summaries and plans.

Just do it and that's it.

The effect is also visible to the naked eye.

Jiahe has not actually entered the Dunhuang Wetland, but according to feedback from the West Lake Management Bureau, the ecology of the West Lake Wetland has improved significantly in the past two years.

Because there is water coming from upstream.

With subsidies and various forms of support, the effects of water-saving, fallow land and river management in the Shule River Basin are beginning to show.

The next step is to enter the West Lake Wetland and start the main course.

Guo Yang also looked at the situation of natural energy and found that it had accumulated more than 23000 points.

Then, as he listened, he became distracted.

Bao Xinyu enthusiastically recounted the achievements of Falcon Agriculture in the past year.

It’s not easy for us, Old Bao.

So many years have passed, and except for getting fatter every year, I have at least made some money this year by selling meat, milk and wool.

It's time to show your face.

In the past, we didn’t dare to speak loudly during meetings.

“…We are going to operate Falcon Town this year to generate tourism revenue. Our annual revenue target is 5 million!”

After Bao Xinyu finished speaking, he saw his boss writing seriously in his notebook and couldn't help but raise his head.

The fat body and small head make it look a little funny.

After a while, Lao Bao found that the boss was still writing. Did he say that much?

The boss seems to be taking it too seriously.

Then, he saw Qi Ziwen cough lightly, and the boss looked up as if waking up from a dream.

"Well, the boss has finished speaking. Let's go and adjourn the meeting. It's getting late. Let's get together. Lao Bao has brought back red camel meat again this year."

"Lao Bao is particular about his work and always takes the trouble to bring back camel meat."

"Don't mention it, I really want to eat this. Camel meat is a good product for replenishing qi and blood."

"Come on, Lao Bao, what are you doing standing there, do you want to lose weight?"

No, is that the end?

Although the heater was on in the conference room, Bao Xinyu felt as if his heart had fallen into an icy cave.

Even the boss of the Luya Fishing Base in Xiangyang Lake said, "The event was well organized. I will come to fish again when I have time."

"What are you thinking about?" Guo Yang patted Bao Xinyu's shoulder and gave him another lazy smile. A heavy feeling came over him.

"I guess you're just sitting here sulking because I didn't say anything about you."

"No, I am not such a stingy person."

Seeing this arrogant look, Guo Yang felt that Bao Xinyu was really feeling uncomfortable.

This guy never bothers to bring something back from Urad to Jiuquan every year.

Usually it is Gobi red camel, or beef, mutton, Gobi agate and the like.

As for meat and stones, Jiuquan has no shortage of them, and beef and mutton may taste even better. But this person really brings them every year.

Guo Yang smiled and said, "I just thought of something. Actually, I went to Falcon at the beginning of the year and did a good job, so I didn't say much."

"Hey, boss, I really don't have it." Bao Xinyu waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Okay, let's have a couple of drinks later."

"okay."

Bao Xinyu followed the crowd out, while Guo Yang returned to the office first, and Qi Ziwen followed.

"Boss, was Mr. Bao really jealous just now?"

"You made the right observation."

Guo Yang was able to notice Lao Bao's abnormality thanks to Qi Ziwen's reminder.

Guo Yang generally ignores the intrigues and twists and turns of others, as some big company diseases are inevitable.

But when I meet this kind of jealous person, I always feel weird and guilty.

After I put the notebook back in the office, I realized it was already dark outside.

Guo Yang took out his cell phone and looked at it. The time had already reached 8 o'clock.

Penguin's WeChat had been released for nearly a month at this time. Guo Yang had already started using it and had accumulated a lot of messages on WeChat.

With a swipe, I saw Lin Keqing's profile picture.

"My resignation application has been approved immediately. I can come to Jiuquan in two days."

This is the latest one. There are several more messages above it, including shared photos and the like.

Guo Yang smiled and replied, "I've been in meetings all day and I'm going to have dinner now."

As for other messages, some were sent by Xiao Ma Ge and some work messages, but he didn't read them.

I just put my phone in my pocket when another message came.

Lin Keqing: "Don't drink."

Guo Yang: "Drink less."

Lin Keqing: “Okay.”

Guo Yang didn't know how to respond for a moment. He just happened to see Qi Ziwen approaching the door, so he simply didn't respond and just drank first.

The location is still the small square in the Gobi Desert, and such bonfire parties are more popular.

We all have to work on the land, and no one is nobler than anyone else.

I could smell the aroma of meat from a long distance away. The closer I got, the more fragrant it became. When I arrived at the square, the aroma was lingering in the air.

Guo Yang smiled and said, "I'm really a little hungry. Let's eat, let's eat."

"Hahaha, boss, if you don't come soon, Lao Bao will probably die of greed." Yu Honghai joked.

Bao Xinyu was originally staring at the meat eagerly. After hearing this, he said unconvincedly: "Why are you two following each other? Same here."

"Hahaha...same as before."

Both of them are obese, but the difference is that Yu Honghai is a big man from Shandong Province, tall and strong.

The chef began to divide the meat. Guo Yang sat down and looked at Yu Honghai.

"What delicious food is there in Africa? Why don't you lose weight?"

"Hey, I have to drink water to gain weight, you can't stop me from drinking water." Yu Honghai said: "In Africa, there is no shortage of meat, but the cooking skills are a bit rough. But the barbecue in Kenya is not bad."

Guo Yang asked: "How are the pyrethrum and marigold bases in Africa?"

"Very good." Yu Honghai said with a smile: "The marigold, pyrethrum and chili bases in Kenya are the best developed by Jiahe in Africa."

Although I didn’t make much, I also invested very little.

The main thing is that the team looks spectacular, 30,000 acres of land, 7,000 to 8,000 people working at the same time, no one has ever seen such a scene. "

"Seven or eight thousand people? So many?" Bao Xinyu said in surprise, "Falcon has 600,000 acres of grassland, and there are only about twenty people in total."

Yu Honghai said: "In Africa, labor is cheaper than agricultural machinery, but sometimes agricultural machinery is used to rush the work."

Wang Kuan from Qinghe Agriculture came over wearing a standard down jacket and holding a lamb chop.

"Mr. Yu, isn't it said that Africa is a mess? Isn't Kenya much better?"

Yu Honghai thought for a moment and said:

“Kenya is also in chaos. It has basically been in chaos all the time, but it has always been able to maintain order in the chaos and avoid unrest.

Like Tanzania, Kenya is also a region in the world with high incidence of robbery and theft, but it has maintained political continuity.

Its government is extremely corrupt and the gap between the rich and the poor is huge, but its economy is very active and has been growing.

Then, the countries around it became more and more complicated.

Rwanda had a genocide, Uganda had one of Africa's most famous dictators, Amin, Sudan was divided, and Tanzania was once mired in the quagmire of a planned economy...

Only Kenya, located in the center, remained calm and at ease amid the chaos.

Its people are always quarreling, but never fighting.

Therefore, when foreign capital wants to go to East Africa nowadays, Kenya is often chosen as the first destination.

However, this laissez-faire development has also led to an extremely high illiteracy rate in Kenya and a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

Such a society is suitable for business development, but its manufacturing potential is not as good as that of Ethiopia and Tanzania."

Yu Honghai took a bite of meat and a sip of wine before saying, "It is also suitable for developing agriculture. The products can find a sales market locally."

Among so many people present, few have ever been to Africa.

Everyone is very curious about what Yu Honghai said about the current situation in Kenya, a country that is both chaotic and politically stable.

It sounds a bit weird.

Bao Xinyu asked: "Lao Yu, have you ever encountered robbery or theft in Kenya?"

Yu Honghai glared at him fiercely.

Bao Xinyu didn't understand why. "You're just staring at me. I'm just asking a question."

“I’ve never encountered that.” Yu Honghai said angrily and went to eat meat.

Bao Xinyu was surprised: "What's wrong with him?"

No one ignored him.

It can't be said that Yu Honghai was robbed and stripped naked in Kinshasa.

Guo Yang didn't say anything either.

However, from the information revealed by Yu Honghai, it can be seen that he has indeed put in a lot of effort and has visited every country.

Guo Yang has also been to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, a city with tall buildings that is a trade and financial hub in East Africa.

However, on the outskirts of Nairobi are some of the world's largest slums.

Together they make up the city.

But the tropical plateau climate provides unique conditions for agricultural production here, making it indeed a good place.

Laissez-faire is the characteristic of Kenya, which is attributed to Kenyatta, the founding father of Kenya.

Kenyan citizens describe Kenyatta's work as walking around with his followers after waking up, giving instructions, singing and dancing in the evening, and ending the day.

The president did nothing but let the Kenyan people figure out what to do.

Yet, Kenya's economy continues to move forward.

While neighboring countries are in chaos, the Kenyan people are enjoying a rare tranquility.

Naturally, this also allowed Jiahe to open up the situation in East Africa.

If the Democratic Republic of the Congo develops smoothly in the future, they can also serve as a support for each other.

While drinking and chatting, Guo Yang also became familiar with everyone's changes. Occasionally he took a photo or two and sent them to Lin Keqing, enjoying this rare comfort.

...

"I'm in Nanning, just got off the plane."

"Can't you wait for me?" Lin Keqing said angrily, "I just arrived at Jiayuguan Airport."

"You didn't say you'd arrive today."

"You didn't ask!" Lin Keqing laughed as he spoke, "It's over. I wanted to give you a surprise, but ended up screwing myself."

Guo Yang smiled and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get someone to pick you up."

Lin Keqing said: "Don't bother, I can just take a taxi to Jiahe."

"That's fine, just be careful."

After hanging up the phone, Guo Yang noticed Qu Yang smiling slyly not far away and couldn't help but glare at him.

"Let's go, Mr. Qu, and take a look at your dragon fruit orchard."

Guo Yang is quite concerned about the problems encountered in promoting pitaya, and he has always been famous for his agricultural technology.

After walking a short distance, we arrived at the dragon fruit base.

It looked neat and tidy at first glance, but Guo Yang felt something was wrong.

“How many plants can be planted per acre?”

Huang En, the general manager of the base, said, "480 plants."

"It's too rare. No wonder the yield can't be increased." Guo Yang pondered, "Doing this will indeed improve the quality to the extreme, but the benefits will not reach the peak."

"The benefits are actually good, but pitaya flowers mostly bloom at night, and the pistil is the same length as or longer than the pistil style, resulting in a low natural pollination rate, requiring artificial assisted pollination."

Ji Huibing, the production technology manager of the base, said: "Gaofeng, a company from Malaysia, has been working in Qinzhou for several years but has not solved this problem."

Guo Yang asked: "How much dragon fruit does Gaofeng Company have?"

"8500 mu." Ji Huibing said: "Liu Yalie of Gaofeng Company should be the first person to bring dragon fruit to China. The benefits are good, but the investment is also huge."

Huang En added: "Ordinary farmers don't dare to invest, fearing that they won't be able to sell at such a high price after growing the crops."

“That’s why we need to increase production.”

"Not easy."

"It's not that difficult actually. First we need to change the planting pattern." Guo Yang walked into the rows, "Change to single or double rows.

Now 400 to 500 plants per acre are too few. A single row can be increased to 800 plants, and a double row can reach more than 2000 plants!

Wouldn’t this increase the production volume?”

Seeing Ji Huibing thinking, Guo Yang simply broke off a branch and started sketching on the ground.

"that's it."

Ji Huibing said: "It looks like it will work."

"Let's give it a try." Guo Yang said, "As for pollination, it's mainly because there are no insects for pollination at night. Let's talk to Xu Xuenong about this and see if we can release the insects artificially.

Oh, by the way, there is another technology that can also increase production, nighttime supplementary lighting technology."

"Fill in light at night?"

"Yes, in winter, the temperature is low and the daylight is short, so the dragon fruit may hibernate. At this time, we can use artificial light to supplement the light." Guo Yang said with certainty, because night lighting will be more common in the future.

Ji Huibing asked doubtfully: "Is this a good deal?"

Guo Yang smiled and said: "After adding light at night, we can pick at least 4 to 5 more batches of fruit."

"If we add 4-5 batches of fruit, we can pick at least 800 kilograms more. At the current price of 12 yuan per kilogram, we can earn at least 9000 yuan more per mu!"

Huang En was surprised and said: "This must be a big profit!"

"Nowadays, things are more valuable because they are scarce, but even if the price is reduced, there is still a lot of room for profit."

Night lighting and single-row planting are two techniques that Guo Yang has confirmed to be effective.

The most troublesome thing is pollination.

Currently, rose honey fragrance must be artificially pollinated at night, but in the future, the varieties introduced from Taiwan should solve this problem.

But now, he can only pin his hopes on the natural enemy center.

(End of this chapter)