Chapter 490 Sugar Company
The Bombardier began to descend in altitude, and the earth became visible.

The annual sea buckthorn forest on the Jingjia Gobi Desert is full of vitality, and the Xanthoceras sorbifolia in the distance blocks the desert.

Guo Yang smiled relaxedly.

Compared to doing bad things, he is actually a more upright person.

After landing, Guo Yang went home first. Lin Keqing was about to give birth, so he stayed in Jiuquan for the next one or two months.

In the small courtyard, Lin Keqing was also watering three saplings with a bulging belly.

The woman and bodyguard standing not far away kept their eyes on the situation, but had no intention of going forward to help because they were not allowed to.

While watering the plants, Lin Keqing was also muttering something to the effect that the baby should grow up healthily together with the saplings.

The sapling is also a Xanthoceras sorbifolia tree, which has good meaning. In ancient times, many wealthy families would plant a Xanthoceras sorbifolia tree in their own courtyards.

After watering the plants, she felt something in her heart and turned around to see Guo Yang approaching.

"I'm watering the plants. Are you tired?"

With a gentle greeting, Lin Keqing raised her eyebrows and said softly, "It's not tiring, nor is it heavy. It's prenatal education in advance. In the future, the child will like planting trees as much as you do."

Guo Yang laughed twice and took the shower from her, "I'll do it. I'll teach you myself."

Naturally, Guo Yang strolled around the yard with her watering the plants. After watering the trees, he watered the flowers and plants, and he kept talking.

"This is Forsythia pseudoaesculenta, which blooms in spring. Ordinary Forsythia pseudoaesculenta are afraid of cold weather and must spend the winter in a greenhouse, but this variety can."

"Hydrangeas are quite common in the south, and now they can be grown in the north as well."

"Flick off the eyes... Foxtail Asparagus..."

Listening to his introduction one by one, he casually mentioned the names of flowers and plants that she had spent a long time trying to remember.

There are really many varieties, dozens or hundreds, or maybe more, and some flowers need to be replaced once a season.

But Guo Yang could tell them all like the back of his hand. He had never participated in the design of the flower borders in the manor, and he didn't spend much time wandering in the yard, but he remembered them all.

There is so much going on in the company.

How can one person remember so many things in his head?
Lin Keqing held his hand and followed beside him. She had no complaints in her heart, but was more understanding. She listened to his introduction with a smile and asked a few questions from time to time.

I tried hard to remember it.

Although I may forget it soon, uh, what was that flower just now?

Lin Keqing glanced at a cluster of blue-green rhizomes in front of him, but he forgot about the plant with pink flowers.

She looked at Guo Yang and said, "Are you tired? You just took such a long flight. Go back to the room and rest for a while."

Guo Yang said: "Not tired, there are quite a lot of flowers in the yard, I really didn't notice them before."

Lin Keqing said: "Well, it's enough for our children to plant trees, not flowers."

Guo Yang was puzzled: "Why? If it's a daughter, it's better to plant flowers."

"I'm afraid she won't be able to remember." Lin Keqing chuckled, "You taught me too much at once, and I can't remember it either. I've forgotten a lot. You can teach us slowly in the future."

"Okay." Guo took Lin Keqing's hand, "I'm afraid you have resentment in your heart, so I want to talk to you more."

"No, you're busy outside. I saw you on the news. You missed out on the Environmental Development Award, and many people felt sorry for Jiahe."

Lin Keqing muttered, seeming to care about this a lot.

Not only her, many people care about this. Elion Resources Group has made a lot of contributions, but compared with Jiahe, it is inferior.

Many people are dissatisfied with this, and the coal bosses involved in the sand industry are the most upset, but they can do nothing about the foreign awards.

After hearing the whole story, Guo Yang smiled faintly, "It's okay, I don't care about this. If the United Nations wants to give me an award in the future, I won't accept it. Let's see whose face will be slapped in the end."

Guo Yang is very confident about sand control. The path blazed by agriculture and animal husbandry in the desert only needs to be replicated bit by bit.

With sufficient funds, Yili cannot catch up.

After resting at home for two days and accompanying Lin Keqing to familiarize himself with the plants in the yard, Guo Yang came to the company.

During the time he was away, Qi Ziwen was still in charge of the work and was given the position of vice president.

Many people find it incredible that he is in a high position at such a young age.

But it turned out that it was okay and no major mistakes were made. Guo Yang came to this conclusion after spending a few days to understand the situation.

He has never had too high requirements for the management of Jiahe, as long as it is fair and stable.

It is not difficult for Qi Ziwen to do this.

However, there are some areas that are not satisfactory. Guo Yang can only check for omissions by himself. His life is easy, as he manages both his family and the company.

...

Guangxi Province.

The roadside from Nanning to Chongzuo-Zuojiang-Tuolu Town is full of endless sugarcane forests and tangerine orchards, with some oranges even lying on the ground.

Here, the orange orchard is the landscape tree and the sugarcane is like a fence.

In a black SUV.

"Dean Bi, we will soon be at Tianhe's sugarcane breeding base in Chongzuo."

Bi Qiang opened his eyes and looked out the window. This was his first time here. "Is that the sugarcane field outside?"

In addition to him and the driver, there were two other people in the car, Qiao Ming, the general manager of Tianhe Chongzuo Sugarcane Breeding Company, and Zou Kun, the general manager of Jiahe Sugar Industry.

Qiao Ming said: "No, this is the sugarcane production field of Yongkai Zuojiang Sugar Factory, and the sugarcane planted is New Taiwan Sugar No. 22."

Bi Qiang was surprised, "Another new Taisugar No. 22?"

Qiao Ming nodded and said, "Taiwan Sugar No. 22 has been promoted in Guangxi Province for 15 years, and the planting ratio is very exaggerated. The rare low temperature, rain, snow and freezing weather in 08 had a huge impact on sugarcane planting, resulting in an extremely low sugarcane germination rate. The impact on perennial sugarcane lasted for 3 years.

During these three years, the average yield of sugarcane per mu in Guangxi Province has dropped from 5.3 tons to 3.7 tons, and the harm caused by a single variety is huge.

The government and scientific research institutions are also aware of the problem and are preparing to phase out the new Taisugar No. 22, so Tianhe’s third-level breeding field was approved so quickly.”

Bi Qiang nodded, "New Taiwan Sugar No. 22 is not cold-resistant, right?"

Qiao Ming said: "Yes, it has poor cold resistance, and its performance in terms of smut and borer resistance is not outstanding. The source of parents for breeding in local colleges and universities is basically related to New Taiwan Sugar No. 22, so Tianhe's Tiantang No. 1 has a great advantage."

As he was talking, the SUV also stopped.

"We're here, Dean Bi, President Zou."

Original seed - original seed - production seed, the three-level sugarcane breeding base established by Tianhe should be the first one in Guangxi Province at that time.

It looks quite ordinary, just an ordinary laboratory built of bricks, with a sugarcane field outside the laboratory.

The seedlings are produced in factories, and the shelves are filled with white glass cups containing sugarcane seedlings.

Then, it goes through production and breeding in the field to form production seeds, and finally it is promoted and sold.

In two years, the breeding base has actually formed production capacity.

"Don't the sugarcane farmers at Yongkai Zuojiang Sugar Factory use Tiantang No. 1?" Bi Qiang noticed the difference.

Qiao Ming was a little embarrassed. "Well, our current customers are mainly Nanning Sugar Industry and East Asia Sugar Industry, covering an area of ​​about 10,000 acres."

Bi Qiang said: "We built the base last year and officially promoted it this year. Ten thousand acres is not a small amount. Is Yongkai Company large in scale?" "The annual output of sugarcane sugar is about 10 tons. In recent years, sugar factories have had a hard time, and so has Yongkai Company. The distance is close, and Tiantang No. 1 has performed significantly better this year. Yongkai Company will definitely change the variety next year."

Bi Qiang thought for a moment and said, "According to the current market conditions, Yongkai Company may not be able to survive this year."

After these words were spoken, not only Qiao Ming was silent, but the others following him also felt uncomfortable.

The increase in India's sugarcane production is terrifying, with the average yield per mu reaching more than 10 tons.

In Guangxi Province, the largest sugarcane producing area in China, the average yield has dropped to only 08 to 3 tons due to severe variety degradation and the frost in 4.

Even though the crop has been replanted and renewed for three years, the output will rebound this year, but it will only be a little over 3 tons at most.

The average per-acre yield in India is 2.5 times that in China, and the competition between the two is a massacre.

The next day, Bi Qiang, Zou Kun, Qiao Ming and others went to visit Yongkai Sugar Industry.

As expected, Yongkai Sugar Industry suffered serious losses.

The purchase price of sugarcane in Guangxi Province has increased from 260 yuan/ton four or five years ago to 500 yuan/ton today, an increase of 92%.

This means a significant increase in raw material costs.

Assuming that on average 9 tons of sugarcane produce 1 ton of sugar, and sugarcane price is 500 yuan per ton, the income of farmers per ton of sugarcane is 4550 yuan.

However, the domestic selling price per ton of white sugar has dropped from about 6200 yuan per ton a year ago to less than 5000 yuan today.

Add to that management costs and about 8% tax, and the sugar factory may not make a profit even at 6200 yuan per ton.

5000 yuan/ton is just a huge loss.

Moreover, the production of Ahsan this year is still unknown, and the external market has dropped to around 4000 yuan per ton...

The cost of domestic raw materials has increased, while the cost of external raw materials has decreased. After the increase and decrease, blood, despair, and cruelty have shrouded domestic sugar factories.

Then, at this point in time, Jiahe Sugar Industry initiated a merger and acquisition request to Chongzuo Yongkai Zuojiang Sugar Industry Company.

No surprises.

Jiahe Sugar Industry acquired Chongzuo Yongkai Zuojiang Sugar Industry for 3.26 million yuan.

Expansion and mergers and acquisitions are what Zou Kun wants to do.

After learning the basic situation of Tiantang No. 1, Bi Qiang went to visit the experts and leaders in charge of the sugarcane industry in the province.

At that time, Guangxi Province had not yet established a special sugarcane industry office, so Bi Qiang could only visit them one by one.

Sugarcane Research Institute of Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sugarcane Research Institute of Guangxi Agricultural Reclamation, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong...

Unite all parties to develop, research and promote new varieties.

The parental resources of Tiantang No. 1 will also be open to the outside world, which is what Guo Yang specifically emphasized to Bi Qiang.

The first is to allow new domestic strains to gain strength as quickly as possible.

The second is to speed up promotion. It takes time for scientific research institutions and universities to imitate, and it will take three or four years at least. Tianhe can make high profits in these years.

0.6 tons of seeds are used per mu, each ton costs 2000 yuan, and one mu costs 1200 yuan. Tianhe makes a profit of about 800 yuan.

The sugarcane planting area in Guangxi Province is about 1400 million mu, which is a significant decrease compared with the previous year.

Sugarcane is divided into perennial sugarcane, spring-planted sugarcane, autumn-planted sugarcane and winter-planted sugarcane.

Assuming 500 million mu of new sugarcane is planted each year, 300 million tons of healthy seedlings are needed, and the output value can reach 60 billion yuan.

Tianhe only needs to occupy less than 20% of the market share to generate annual revenue of over 10 billion yuan.

At present, the transaction volume of sugarcane seed companies in Guangxi Province has not yet exceeded 1 million yuan, and the goal set by Tianhe is already extremely high.

Nanning, Wuming, at the foot of Daming Mountain.

Bi Qiang and Zou Kun had just finished attending an on-site meeting at Nanning Sugar Dongjiang Company.

Many leaders and experts attended the meeting and witnessed the vigorous growth of Tiantang No. 1 sugarcane field of Dongjiang Company, and were all impressed by it.

Bi Qiang smiled and said, "Boss Zou, Nanning Sugar Industry is also suffering from heavy losses. Why don't we just acquire it as well?"

"I think the market value is not high, more than a dozen billion yuan, the group can afford it, and the boss will definitely approve it." Zou Kun shook his head, "But the province will definitely not agree. Nanning Sugar is one of the leading sugar companies in China after all."

Nanning Sugar Industry, the largest state-owned listed sugar-making enterprise in China, later changed its stock abbreviation to Guangnong Sugar Industry.

It is also currently in deep loss.

If there was no Tiantang No. 1, the company might suffer heavy losses and eventually become insolvent, and Jiahe Sugar would naturally have opportunities for mergers and acquisitions.

However, Nanning Sugar Industry was the first company to choose to trial-plant Tiantang No. 1. Although the area is not large, it is impossible for them to stop now that they have tasted the sweetness, and they are likely to survive the crisis.

“It’s a bit regrettable…”

"Dean Bi!"

Bi Qiang was about to get in the car when he heard a shout from a distance, heading towards Tianshan, Yuan Hua, and Chen Ling.

"Boss Xiang, what a coincidence, you're here to shoot a sugarcane field for five acres of land?"

Xiang Tianshan pointed to the hillside and said, "Not here, we need to go a little further to take pictures of Wogan. Jiang Yi, a former employee of Denong, built a garden here."

Bi Qiang asked: "Is the benefit good?"

Xiang Tianshan said: "Last year, the fruit production was small, but the price was good and the market feedback was also good. This year, the production is going to increase, so I came here in advance to record some data."

"Great! President Xiang is really dedicated to his job. He even came here in person."

"Haha, I happened to be shooting other things nearby, so I came here by the way." Xiang Tianshan said with a smile.

In fact, he had high hopes for Jiang Yi's Wogan orchard. It has been a long time since the five acres of land for a big Benz produced a heavyweight show.

Wogan is one of the first fruit varieties recommended by Wumuhuandaben.

Furthermore, Jiang Yi’s orchard management skills are also very good.

Bi Qiang did not go with them. After completing his mission in the southern sugarcane producing area, he went to the northern sugar beet producing area.

Since we have already had cooperation with companies such as Guoliang Tunhe, Guannong Co., Ltd., and Yasheng Agricultural Reclamation, the promotion of new sugar beet varieties is relatively simpler.

After discussing with the top management and taking a look at the site, the matter was settled.

After finishing all this, Bi Qiang and Zou Kun returned to Jiuquan together and waited for Guo Yang in the office.

"The varieties are excellent, and combined with a scientific planting model, the yield of sugarcane and sugar beets can easily double, or even exceed."

On the way back, Zou Kun had many regrets. Most of the sugar factories were in deep losses, which was a good time for mergers and acquisitions.

However, although the largest sugar companies were also making losses, they also launched mergers and acquisitions after the anticipation of Tianhe's new varieties.

Guoliang Tunhe, Nanning Sugar, Huazi Industry, Nanhua Sugar, Bright Food Group...

Jiahe Sugar faces a lot of competition.

If the new varieties can be held back a little longer, and these big sugar companies can no longer hold on, Jiahe Sugar Industry may become stronger in one fell swoop.

"Don't be too greedy. The profits from seeds are enough. Besides, it's already amazing how fast the sugar company can get back on track in two or three years!"

(End of this chapter)