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Chapter 166: Saline Soybeans (Subscription Request)

"Dongsheng 1042, what kind of soybean is this?"

“It can actually resist drought and saline soil!”

Chen Jue looked at the MC subtitle prompt and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.

After recruiting the old farmer, a [breeding expert], he planned to have him cultivate the desired 'desert soybeans'.

However, there has been a lack of suitable soybean varieties as hybrid parents, so the targeted breeding program of "desert soybeans" has been stuck in the initial stage.

Now, a drought-resistant soybean variety was discovered at the Seattle exhibition. How could Chen Jue not be overjoyed?

"Sir, this is our company's latest saline-alkali soybean variety! It has been successfully planted in the saline-alkali land demonstration field in Heilongjiang. As long as it is carefully cultivated, the yield per mu can reach at least 300 kilograms, which is 2.5 times that of ordinary soybeans."

"Moreover, the protein content and oil yield of Dongsheng 1042 are already on par with the genetically modified soybeans imported from the United States. There is no problem in using it to make soy products, extract oil, and use it as feed."

When a few young guys at the stall saw a customer coming, they immediately stopped chatting and began to introduce to Chen Jue the advantages of this soybean and the background of their Hailun grain seeds.

It turns out that Hailun Grain Seed is a seed research institute under the Dongsheng Group, engaged in soybean breeding and sales.

Chen Jue was a little unfamiliar with Hailun Grain Seeds, but when he heard the name of Dongsheng Group, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Is your parent company the Dongsheng Group in Qingdao?"

The young men knew that they had met someone who knew the business, so they immediately nodded and took out some brochures to show Chen Jue their background.

For outsiders who are not engaged in agricultural work, Qingdao Dongsheng Group can be said to have been almost unheard of.

However, this agricultural company, which is relatively unknown across the country, has been singled out for praise by the Ministry of Agriculture for many years, and has consistently won the medal of "National Key Leading Enterprise in Agricultural Industrialization" every year.

Because Dongsheng Group's peanut breeding research had reached the top level in the industry as early as the 90s, the processed peanut products can be easily exported to countries such as Europe and the United States that are extremely strict on food safety.

Although Zhengyang County of Nanhe Province currently holds the top spot in domestic peanut production value, the leading company behind peanuts is none other than Dongsheng Group. It is not an exaggeration to call it the Yuan Long Hi-Tech of the peanut industry.

It’s just that I didn’t expect that such a large group specializing in peanut breeding would take a different approach and start playing with soybeans.

The cultivation of saline-alkali soil soybeans is extremely difficult, which really shocked Chen Jue for the whole year!

"No wonder the variety is named after 'Dongsheng', it turns out it is produced by Dongsheng Group." Chen Jue flipped through the detailed introduction materials and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

While listening to the introduction and looking through the information, he quickly figured out the origin of "Dongsheng 1042".

This is a new variety of highly tolerant soybeans developed based on the soybean molecular design breeding platform of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researched by Dongsheng Group. With the help of the soybean saturated gene mutation library and excellent variant material library, it is specially developed to improve the crop planting structure of the black soil in Northeast China and reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

There are as many as 80 supporting papers published internationally, and more than 20 national invention patents. Ordinary small research institutes cannot handle this at all. It is definitely a national treasure-level soybean variety.

Although it is soybeans cultivated with genetically modified technology, it is not only high-yielding, but also drought-resistant and resistant to saline-alkali land, which meets Chen Jue's parent requirements for "Desert Soybeans".

It is better than the 'Heihe' and 'Heinong' soybean series that Chen Jue bought from Northeast China before.

So after asking a bunch of questions, Chen Jue got straight to the point: "Since this Dongsheng 1042 is a test field variety, the price should not be cheap, right?" Xiao Zhou, who is in charge of sales, nodded and explained: "Mr. Chen, if you want to use 1042 as a seed crop, you still need to make an advance reservation. Our Hailun high-yield demonstration field will not be harvested and put on the market until the end of September. At present, the parent company does not have much stock of this soybean seed. The price is expected to be 9 yuan per ton, and the patent licensing fee is 2 million yuan."

"If you are in a hurry to get a large amount of spot goods, you can take a look at the 'Dongsheng 118' here. This is a new product we launched last year. It is also saline-alkali soybean. It has been promoted in the western region for 3 or 4 times and the yield is quite good."

When Chen Jue heard that this humble Hailun Grain Seed Company actually had mature and mass-produced pre-series varieties, he immediately asked for a soybean sample of the 'Dongsheng 118'.

As soon as I got it, the MC subtitles appeared: [Soybean seeds: Healthy, 'Dongsheng 79' soybean seeds bred from Jiyu 43 as the male parent and Heihe 118 as the female parent, with excellent drought and salt resistance, and can produce excellent pods after planting. ]

Chen Jue was overjoyed when he saw this subtitle: "Okay! I want both types of seeds, 1000 tons of each first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young salesmen in the stall were stunned, and their heads were filled with thunder and lightning!
Let me ask you, who buys seeds by tons?
Moreover, Chen Jue asked for a starting price of 1,000 tons. How big a farm would be needed to grow all that?
You know, one acre of soybean field can only produce about 10 kilograms of soybeans. 1000 tons can be converted to at least 20 acres of land.

When the locals of Shanghai see this number, they will definitely exclaim “Wow!”

The land equivalent to half of the MH district of Shanghai is used to grow soybeans. This astonishing area has directly atrophied the cerebellums of several young salesmen.

After all, soybean seeds have a shelf life. Once the shelf life exceeds two years and they are not sown in the fields, the embryos will either become necrotic or rot in the warehouse.

Even if they are not used for planting, they can be used to grow bean sprouts. If all the 1,000 tons of soybean seeds are sprouted, it will be enough to supply bean sprouts for a metropolis with a population of tens of millions for a month.

So, under the questioning eyes of "Buy so many seeds, can you grow them all?", the young salesperson in charge of reception asked guiltily: "Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, are you sure you want to buy so many seeds?"

Seeing this, Chen Jue immediately took out his bank card and said, "This is a small business with only tens of millions of dollars including patent licensing. Is it necessary to be so shocked? Give me the contract and swipe the card. I have something else to do later."

Of course, it’s no wonder that the sales guys are so nervous.

Domestic seed companies that sell dry grain seeds are generally struggling and rarely make big money.

Even for an industry leader like Dongsheng Group, annual seed sales are at most a few hundred million.

Moreover, only by taking advantage of Heilongjiang Agricultural Reclamation, which owns 1888 square kilometers and is known as the largest farm in the country, can we hope to achieve sales of several hundred million.

At first glance, this Helen Grain Seed Company is a small Karami subsidiary of the Dongsheng Group. It is a rare opportunity for them to get a big client who spends money lavishly at an exhibition. Several sales guys immediately began to serve Chen Jue as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The contract was drafted, signed, and payment was made on the spot, and the soybean seed purchase was finally completed at a price of 4600 million.

As for the purchasing unit, Chen Jue filled in Cube Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

Because this batch of seeds was purchased specifically for [breeding experts].

The reason for purchasing such a large quantity is that we are considering large-scale planting in the later stage, and we want to use the Dongsheng Group as a cover in advance.

"We have both the male and female parent. The rest depends on the performance of the old farmer."

"By the way... I have to learn from Ant Forest and find a piece of desert to contract." Chen Jue touched his chin and began to think.

First update today~
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