Rebirth Starts From 2006 Chapter 779

"This business war will start in 2001,"

Under Zou Rong's steadfast gaze, Huang Shan held her head up, her eyes were somewhat blurred, as if she was falling into memories,

"In 2001, China joined the WTO, opened the soybean market to the outside world, canceled the import tariff quota for soybeans, and lowered the tariff to 3 percent,"

She suddenly looked down at Zou Rong, with a hint of helplessness in her smile,

"Actually, in the 1980s and early 1990s, my country was always a net exporter of soybeans, so when discussing this tariff, it did not receive much attention.

We are an exporter, we can't use it all up, so how can we import it, so no matter how low the tariff is, it won't have much impact. "

At this time, Qin Yu had already let go of Zou Rong, propped his chin on the table with both hands, and said with a bitter face,

"Times have changed, and there is no one thing that remains the same. The soybeans that we could not use up in the past gradually became insufficient, especially in the new century, when we have become a net importer of soybeans."

Zou Rong looked at her in surprise, then at Huang Shan, and asked in puzzlement, "Why is this happening?"

Isn't soybeans just used for making tofu? Could it be that the number of people eating tofu has increased several times?

At this time, Chen Yang shook the wine glass, looked at her and said with a smile, "When you were young, what kind of food did you eat at home?"

Zou Rong turned to look at him, and said inexplicably, "Green vegetables and radishes, don't you mean that your family is full of fish and meat every day?"

The early 1990s was a watershed moment. Perhaps the post-90s generation remembered that there were meat and vegetables on the table, but most post-80s generation remembered that it would be nice to have two bowls of green vegetables for dinner. standard. Although Zou Rong and Chen Yang are both from working-class families, they can only be said to be better than those in rural areas, and their lives are not much easier.

Chen Yang brought the wine glass to his mouth and took a sip, then sighed and said, "Yes, green vegetables and radishes, now let you eat green vegetables and radishes, can you eat it?"

Zou Rong rolled her eyes twice, curled her lips and said, "Who can eat a normal person?"

Even if a girl has a small appetite and prefers vegetables and fruits, it doesn't mean that she can live without meat.

Unless the conditions do not allow, there are not many young people who can eat oily dishes without ordering them.

But,

Is this related to the topic we are talking about now?

Seeing that Zou Rong still didn't understand, Qin Yu grinned and said, "In the 1980s and 1990s, the main use of soybeans was to make soy products, that is, tofu, tofu skin, dried tofu, soy milk, tofu brain, etc.

But later, with the improvement of people's living standards, the requirements for materials are also higher,

To put it bluntly, life is getting better and everyone wants to eat meat and drink milk. At this time, the breeding industry suddenly rises, especially raising cattle and pigs.

Soybean is a feed with very high protein content, which is very suitable for nutritional enhancement of dairy cows, piglets and sows.

At this time, there was a serious dislocation between supply and demand. The soybeans that could have been used for export were not only insufficient, but they had to rely on imports to maintain the domestic breeding industry. "

Zou Rong nodded suddenly,

understood,

In the past, soybeans were only eaten by humans, so they were enough. Later, people wanted to eat meat, and soybeans were used to feed pigs, so it was not enough!

At this time, Huang Shan continued,

"Coincidentally, in the second year after joining the WTO, that is, in 2002, the relevant department issued a new edible oil standard, which canceled the previous restrictions on taste and smell.

Thus, by 2003, cheap soybean oil replaced rapeseed oil and became my country's largest edible oil consumption. "

She spread her hands as she said, "Soybeans, which were not enough in the first place, are even more insufficient, so the import volume has increased rapidly!"

"Ugh,"

Qin Yu suddenly let out a long sigh, sat up straight and lay back, leaned on the back of the chair, looked at the delicious food on the table, and said softly,

"Such a good opportunity, the four major grain merchants who have been eyeing the Chinese market for a long time, how could they miss it,

So, when our soybean growers and oil mills were still ignorant, the danger was quietly approaching. "

Huang Shan pursed her lips, looked at Zou Rong who was listening intently, and said softly,

"From this moment on, the business war has officially started!"

The two warring parties, one side has been planning for a long time, while the other side is ignorant. From the very beginning, this business war has determined who is the loser and who is the winner.

Under Zou Rong's eyes full of curiosity, Huang Shan and Qin Yu talked to each other, and Boss Chen occasionally helped out, slowly explaining the business war.

From the end of the 1990s to the beginning of the new millennium, due to the increase in domestic demand for meat and milk, as well as changes in edible oil standards, the domestic demand for soybeans has increased day by day.

Supply and demand determine the price. In contrast, the price of domestic soybeans is naturally rising day by day.

At the same time, the price of genetically modified soybeans in the United States and Argentina is cheaper than that of the golden soybeans in Northeast China, which have a low degree of mechanization and low yield per mu. Moreover, the oil yield is more than that of golden soybeans, which has obvious advantages.

The domestic oil mills who felt overburdened by the price of soybeans spontaneously organized and discussed organizing a joint procurement group to purchase cheap soybeans across the ocean in order to reduce costs.

"Extreme Chaos"

With the care and attention of the above, the soybean procurement group took shape smoothly.

And as early as when the oil mills just started to connect in series, the four major grain groups had already received the news,

soybeans?

They are familiar with this!

However, it is just a business, even if the business is big, it is far from satisfying their appetite.

The real world grain merchant is a comprehensive giant from improved seeds to planting, to product development and production. How much money can he make by selling only a few raw materials?

However, China is not Argentina, and many of their methods are useless. To occupy this huge market, one company is simply not enough, and even the combination of four companies is not enough.

They need allies,

And this ally is the White House, Wall Street,

They cooperated with each other and finally achieved the name of the four major grain merchants.

At this time, a vast market was in front of them, and the allies who had fought side by side many times gathered together again.

Therefore, when the purchasing group was preparing to cross the ocean to purchase soybeans, in August 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture suddenly announced that due to the weather, the soybean inventory data would be reduced, and there was not enough soybeans.

If soybeans are not enough, the price will naturally increase.

Of course, Wall Street speculators began to build warehouses and hoard soybean futures, quickly speculating the price of soybean futures from 2,300 yuan per ton at the time to 4,400 yuan per ton in April 2004, double the price. nearly doubled,

Then, he began to build momentum through the media, saying that the price of soybeans was about to rise to 7,000 yuan, and it might rise to 8,000 yuan.

The price of international soybean futures has skyrocketed, and domestic soybeans have also been affected by the news.

Why not earn money that can be earned? And if it doesn't keep up with the rise, other soybean importing countries will take advantage,

This situation naturally made the soybean purchasing group that had just been established and had not made any achievements dumbfounded.

Seeing that the price of soybean futures rose day by day, they panicked all of a sudden.

How to do?

The bosses of all member units gathered again, and then summed up, buy it,

Expensive, better than nothing!

Immediately, a purchasing group rushed to the United States to purchase soybeans at a price of 4,300 yuan per ton, almost clearing the inventory on the market.

However, soybeans did not rise to seven thousand,

As soon as the purchasing group left, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the weather forecast was wrong, there was no need to reduce the inventory, and the quantity was sufficient.

Before the words were heard here, some people began to sell soybean futures at the Chicago Board of Trade Exchange, and the price of soybeans returned to more than 2,000 yuan in one fell swoop, returning to the original point.

In an instant, 70% of the oil mills in our country went bankrupt.

Then, the four major grain merchants took action,

Now that you have closed down, it is reasonable for us to buy your oil mill, right? !

As a result, from import to production, almost all soybeans fell into the hands of the four major grain merchants, and a steady stream of American soybeans entered China.

Domestic soybean growers who have lost their domestic market and are not competitive in foreign markets have also suffered heavy losses.

At that time, except for the state-run farms with hard tasks, almost no one planted soybeans.

So far, the domestic soybean industry has all fallen into the hands of the enemy.

In a business war, a large market was settled without bloodshed,

Even if he stood on the opposite side, Chen Yang had to admire the opponent's methods!

Qin Yu was able to kill all directions in the financial market because he followed the trend and embraced the general trend to be invincible.

The speculators on Wall Street are the real ones who turn their hands into clouds and rain. They collude with each other to manipulate the market. It seems that their means are low, but they can be replaced by other forces, but it is extremely unlikely to achieve their effect.

Being able to manipulate the market is a strength in itself.

Fortunately, a subprime mortgage crisis, the biggest gain to the Rainbow Group, is not more than 150 billion US dollars in profits, or swallowing half of Santander Bank,

Instead, they took advantage of the opportunity and recruited tens of thousands of Wall Street elites, including the former Lehman team,

They are the biggest wealth of Rainbow Group,

With two companies, Rainbow International Bank and Rainbow Investment Bank, to bring these elites together, over time, Rainbow Group will surely become a real financial giant.

On the other hand, although the commercial war initiated by the four major grain merchants caused heavy losses to our country, it also reminded the above,

It was after this incident that the higher authorities immediately realized that we must firmly hold the rice bowl in our own hands!

They first used the fastest speed, from top to bottom, from south to north, to check the real situation of agricultural land in our country, and thoroughly found out the family background.

Then, according to the order of cultivated land and permanent basic farmland, ecological protection red line, and urban development boundary, three control lines were planned and implemented, and the goal of strictly observing the red line of 1.8 billion mu of cultivated land was clearly stated.

Then increase the investment in agricultural infrastructure, optimize the conditions for agricultural development, guide the research and development of agricultural technology, and implement the strategy of storing grain in technology.

At the same time, resources are allocated in terms of funds and policies to protect seed companies,

The genetically modified products, which were not strictly regulated, immediately tightened the reins. While increasing the supervision and approval process, they voiced their voices in the society, questioning the safety of genetically modified products,

Directly block Monsanto, which is preparing to fully enter the Chinese agricultural market, from the country. Even after more than ten years, my country's genetically modified varieties are the fewest among major countries in the world.

At the same time, with the rise of domestic seed companies, most of the main grain seeds in China come from self-developed varieties, which has won a victory in the struggle with foreign grain merchants.

In addition, through our country's special commercial policies, the barbaric development of the four major grain merchants has also been restricted.

They want to invest and expand, yes, but they can only cooperate with our capital!

Therefore, among the several major food brands, there are more or less state-owned components, and there are very few cases of wholly foreign-owned enterprises.

Even Yihai Group's most proud brand, Arowana, can only be listed in the domestic market.

In addition, thanks to my country's vast land and abundant resources, and the diversity of economic structure,

Although big brands can take the lead and occupy the most market share, other small brands are not without room and opportunities for growth.

Every time a policy on rural revitalization is released, there is a shadow of improving the market competitiveness of local agricultural products.

Large and small local brands, even small varieties with extremely limited production, are all our own people, and everyone swarms up together to regain a lot of market share in the hands of big brands.

Judging from the single business war in 2004, we were the ones who lost.

But if the timeline is extended to ten or twenty years later, every attack of the opponent will eventually become the nutrient for our growth,

At the strategic level, the wisdom above never loses to others.

Pull away, pull back.

After a brief silence, Chen Yang looked at Qin Yu and said seriously,

"The four major grain merchants have conquered my country's soybean market, successively using means such as information warfare, financial warfare, supply control, mergers and acquisitions at the right time, and low-price dumping.

Especially the information war, without the cooperation of the US Department of Agriculture, their business war will not be able to start,

If you want to intervene in the food field, it's fine if it's just a small fight, but I don't think you are willing to make a small fight,

But once it grows bigger, it will inevitably overlap with the four major grain merchants.

Stable cooperation is the best, but capital is always greedy. Who can guarantee that they will not go further and want to eat us?

If they start a business war~www.mtlnovel.com~ In terms of finance, the professional standards of the two sides are comparable. Even if you have trillions of funds, you can use only a limited amount.

Seven of them, three of us,

Because the source of goods and the market are in their hands, they have the initiative. The only thing you can do is to use funds to grind with them. Naturally, you are at a disadvantage.

Looking at information warfare again, it is related to business and political resources, and they still have an advantage in this regard.

The final guarantee of firepower is to preserve one's own bottom line, but that is on other people's territory. If it is too big, it will be restricted, and if it is too small, it will be useless.

How do you plan to solve these problems? "

After a pause, before Qin Yu could speak, he continued,

"Energy is an industry that is closer to arms than food. If you work on the two together, you need a stronger underlying guarantee.

On the contrary, it is good to say that our country is an oil-importing country, and our own products do not have to worry about having no channels to get in.

The key is still that point. After the business is done, whether it can be kept is the key point! "

Qin Yu raised his head to look at him, blinked slightly,

"So, you don't want me to invest in these two projects?"

Chen Yang shook his head lightly, sighed and said, "It's not a question that I hope or not. From a purely commercial point of view, your choice is correct. Food and energy are indeed timeless value-preserving assets.

However, the market is like a battlefield, and we cannot pin our hopes on the benevolence of our opponents, because the complexity of these two industries far exceeds that of other ordinary industries, including the financial industry.

In this case, we are required to hold a hole card when we intervene in this industry."

Chen Yang looked at Qin Yu, raised a finger, and said seriously,

"We don't need it, but we must have it!"

Chapter end