Chapter 107 Breeding and TragedyGuo Yang admitted that he chose to cultivate soybean seeds on a whim. To put it bluntly, I just can't stand this tone! China is the country of origin of soybeans, with a 5000-year cultivation history and the richest soybean resources in the world. But the country is flooded with genetically modified cooking oils. In the original history, after the soybean crisis, more than 90% of the soybean oil consumed in China was genetically modified soybean oil. Although history may have changed a little now. But the root cause of the soybean crisis has not been resolved. If you want to completely eliminate the problem, you have to get it down to the land in the end. Developing idle land resources is the most effective way. The first thing Guo Yang thought of was the coastal saline-alkali land!
In addition to the Northwest, there are also large areas of saline-alkali land in coastal areas, and they are close to the market. If there are excellent salt-alkali tolerant soybean varieties, it would be a perfect fit. Guo Yang's mind was immersed in the seed store. The cold space was filled with a wide variety of small bags of seeds, each containing only a small number of seeds. Keeping a small amount of seeds in the store allows you to test directed breeding seeds at any time. But Guo Yang experimented for many days and tested many excellent and high-quality soybean varieties, but he still couldn't find a suitable seed combination. This made him depressed for a long time. Some seeds have high yields but are not salt- and alkali-tolerant and have poor resistance. Some seeds are salt- and alkali-tolerant but do not produce high yields. When he forcibly added the variety characteristics, the displayed breeding success rate dropped to freezing point! “It is still too difficult to specifically breed purple-grade seeds from a combination of ordinary seeds.” “We need some special seeds.” Guo Yang kept muttering to himself, and suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. He recalled a time in his previous life when he was in his old house in his hometown and he accidentally discovered a strange-looking plant. It looks like soybeans, and the pods are densely packed, but they are all empty shells. After he took the photo and sent it to his classmates, a classmate who had been invisible for many years and was currently studying for a doctorate was revealed. “Wild soybeans!” The classmate came to the door with the teacher the next day. After pulling out the dried plants, I searched the soil again and again and finally found some tiny shriveled seeds. He couldn't recognize that they were soybean seeds at all. It was then that he realized that due to the impact of urbanization and human activities, the area of wild soybean populations had shrunk and even the species had become extinct.
It has been listed as a national second-level key protected wild plant in my country and is an endangered species. Thinking of the wild soybean plant with countless pods, Guo Yang's heart became excited! There are many pods, and if the tiny seeds can be made bigger, the yield will definitely not be low. Moreover, most of my country's wild soybeans have strong resistance to stress and salt and alkali! Guo Yang took action immediately. Screen wild soybean varieties one by one. In the end, he screened out several wild soybean resources that carried excellent genes such as disease and pest resistance, drought resistance, cold resistance, salt resistance, barrenness resistance, high protein content, and high pod production. Then they were combined one by one with high-yield cultivated soybean varieties. Sure enough, the success rate this time was much higher. After working for a while, Guo Yang finally tested out the most suitable combination of varieties. He then consumed 151 points of natural energy and cultivated his first soybean variety: Tiandou No. 1. This variety has the habit of unlimited pod production and is resistant to high temperature and drought, heavy rain and high humidity, disease and lodging, and suitable for mechanical harvesting. What excites Guo Yang the most is the salt-alkali resistance and yield performance. The average yield per mu of Tiandou No. 1 reached 480 kilograms! During this period of contact with futures, Guo Yang also learned about the per-acre soybean yield in Northeast China, my country's main soybean producing area, this year. Most farmers only produce about 290 kilograms per mu, and the best does not exceed 320 kilograms. This year, the average soybean yield per mu in the country is only 220 kilograms! America, which has the highest yield per mu in the world, only has an output of more than 380 kilograms per mu, while Tiandou No. 1 is 100 kilograms higher. And its salt and alkali resistance is also very good. Originally, soybeans are a moderately salt-tolerant crop, and low concentrations of neutral salt have a certain promoting effect on the germination and growth of soybeans. But when the soil salinity is too high, the yield will decrease. The salt and alkalinity tolerance of Tiandou No. 1 has also been improved, and it can grow normally in moderate saline-alkali land without reducing yield! "call!" Guo Yang breathed a sigh of relief. With Tiandou No. 1, domestic soybeans have become resistant. After cultivating the soybean seeds, Guo Yang was not in a hurry to leave. Futures prices will not peak until domestic companies start importing soybeans in large quantities. This period of time is also a good time to cultivate other seeds. In addition to soybeans, he plans to cultivate some vegetable seeds. After several days of hard work, we finally cultivated one variety each of tomato, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage and carrot, all of which were blue grade seeds between 1-20. These vegetables are particularly suitable for growing in Long Province. They also have a unified name: plateau summer vegetables. Sold all over the country all year round. ……
While Guo Yang was busy breeding, The Beijing Weiguang Company was in a state of excitement. rise! rise! Going crazy! As Xie Shijie watched the soybean futures prices soar, he understood his boss's good intentions even more! The bullish trend is so fierce that anyone with a clear mind can feel that something is wrong. But the domestic soybean spot market price is still soaring, and companies are scrambling to buy! He really couldn't understand it. It is clear that all major newspapers have published articles written by the boss himself, which explain all the potential risks one by one. But why are there still so many stubborn people? Perhaps it is because foreign capital has also reacted, and domestic media have also published tit-for-tat reports. In the chaos of public opinion, many companies have lost their way. Yang Cheng also didn't understand why his boss kept publishing negative news when following foreign capital operations was a great opportunity to make money. Elusive! Although futures prices are still rising, there are always some calm people who have stopped importing soybeans. Some even came to the door. In early November 2004. Xue Liqiang and Shi Chao from the Jiusan Grain and Oil Group came to visit Weiguang Company, and Guo Yang had already completed the breeding by then. "Mr. Xue, welcome, welcome." Xue Liqiang looked at Guo Yang who was standing in the center. His young appearance did not make it seem like he could write such a sophisticated article. "It's true that heroes emerge young." "I have also admired the Jiu San Group for a long time." Guo Yang brought the two to the office, and Xie Shijie and Yang Cheng helped to make tea. After chatting for a while, I learned that Xue Liqiang and the other person were in Beijing for a meeting or study, and they came to visit me. That article really opened their eyes. Then they started talking about the domestic industrial situation, mostly about old topics. When the conversation was almost over, Guo Yang asked about the situation of imported soybeans. "The domestic delegation should have arrived in America!" "We have arrived according to the itinerary." Guo Yang turned around and ordered: "Yang Cheng, execute the next step according to the plan and start building a short position." Xue Liqiang asked curiously, "Are you so sure that the . Department of Agriculture released false information?" “It’s all just speculation, but we’ll have to wait and see.”
Before Xue Liqiang left Beijing, news that the Huaxia delegation had signed a soybean order with a domestic soybean company at 4300 yuan per ton spread back to China. According to reports, these people had smiles on their faces when they signed the contracts. The price of soybeans is still rising and is already 4500 yuan per ton. "We made money, we definitely made money!" Some companies with heavy debts thought so. But soon they stopped laughing. As soon as they stepped into the country, the market trend seemed to change suddenly. Bulls began to lose ground in the soybean futures market and international soybean prices fell rapidly. But these people still have hope! However, shortly afterwards, the . Department of Agriculture released a new report. There is no reduction in American soybean production! Not only did the production not decrease, it was a bumper harvest, and even the year with the highest production in the past decade. What’s even more exaggerated is that South America’s soybeans also had a bumper harvest this year! A series of messages were sent out. Some people collapsed on the spot and even fainted! In less than a month, the price of soybeans fell by half from 1 yuan per ton. Companies that take over at high prices are unable to absorb the purchasing costs or are unable to repay the loans. Just one wrong move and the company will suffer heavy losses and face bankruptcy. When China's soybean industry was in dire straits, the four major grain traders took advantage of the situation and aggressively acquired bankrupt soybean crushing companies. Only then did some people begin to remember the article originally published in the Grain and Oil Market News. (End of this chapter)