The leisurely life of farmers in mountain villages

Chapter 51

Seeing that Ma Zhentang became serious, Wang Shaodong said in his heart that I had good intentions, and you really took my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs.

"Uncle Zhentang, if you really plan to sell chickens, I won't stop you, but I have to remind you that the price of Chai cocks is at a historical high. If you buy chickens now, if the market is not good when you sell chickens, you can't Blame me."

It is now August 2002, and it happened to be January 8 when the chickens were raised for five months. At that time, the Chai Rooster market was at its worst.However, if we wait until the end of the year and feed one month more feed, the cost will increase by 2003 yuan. Six-month-old Chai roosters can only be sold as young roosters. The price cannot be relied on, and the average weight of chickens will also increase. don't go.

Wang Shaodong estimated that at the end of the year, the price of small roosters will pick up. The retail price of small roosters will be around 7 yuan, and the price of large carts will be around 5 yuan.

For 2000 chickens, by the end of the year, the investment will be about 5 yuan.And the weight of the last six-month-old Hongyu chickens was only about 5 catties and 5 taels. After deducting the casualties of chickens, 2000 Hongyu chickens can finally pass 1 catties. Selling for 5 yuan is basically a waste of time.

If Ma Zhentang waited another month until the price of chicks dropped to a few cents apiece, and then raised them until the end of the year, he would save tens of thousands of chickens and 1 yuan in feed costs. By the end of the year, sales would basically see 2 The profit of [-] yuan is many times stronger than that of the current chicken.

When Ma Zhentang heard the neighbor Wang Shaodong say this, he also became serious: "Nephew, which farmer do you see makes money every time? It's all about luck. How can I blame you when I lose money? Let's talk about it." , are you still planning to lose money for the chicken?"

"Well, since you have said so, Uncle, I will help you contact the chicken seedlings, but let's talk about it first, Uncle, the price of chai cocks has been rising these days, and there is a serious shortage of chicken seedlings, can you contact Hongyu for you? It’s the same thing, and it’s very possible that the price will be more expensive than the chicks bought by our family.”

"This is my natural way, you just need to contact me with the chicken."

Seeing that Ma Zhentang was a little anxious, Wang Fumin urged his son, "Son, hurry up and get in touch with Uncle Zhentang."

Wang Shaodong nodded, then called Ma Zhentang into the house, and dialed Li Hong's number with his fixed line.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wang Shaodong went straight to the point, asking if he could get in touch with chicken seedlings, and asked for two thousand rubies.

Li Hong said to inquire about it.

After hanging up the phone, Ma Zhentang was a little worried that he would not be able to get chicken seedlings.

Now the price of live chickens has been rising all the way, making the farmers very greedy.

The price of live chickens in Dazhai Village has exceeded [-] yuan a catty, and the price of chickens in carts has also exceeded [-] yuan. The profit of raising chickens has suddenly increased.

However, because of bird flu, farmers in the entire Luzhong City did not have any chickens.

Less than 10 minutes later, the Wang family's phone rang, and Ma Zhentang hurriedly urged: "Quickly answer, is it from the chick seller just now?"

Wang Shaodong nodded, and Wang Fumin beside him also looked at him.

Wang Shaodong put the phone on the speakerphone and connected the call.

"Uncle Hongzi, have you heard about the chicklings?"

"Xiao Wang, I heard about it, but the price of the chicks has increased by 2 cents, and now it is 8 yuan and [-] pieces."

Wang Shaodong knew that this price was Li Hong including the 3 cents benefit fee he deserved.However, he still confirmed it: "Is it 2 yuan and 8 packs shipped home? What about the shipping fee?"

"The freight is extra, and the buyer has to pay. The current price is a bit high, and it's not worth it to buy chicken." Li Hong is a relatively honest person, and Wang Shaodong knew this in his previous life.

Wang Shaodong glanced at Ma Zhentang, Ma Zhentang nodded repeatedly, and said, "Buy, 2 yuan 8 is 2 yuan 8."

In fact, this account is very easy to calculate. For 2 yuan and 8 chickens, 2000 chickens cost 5600 yuan, plus 200 yuan for shipping, the cost of the chicks alone is 5800 yuan.Then the cost of the chicken medicine plus the vaccine will be about 1500 yuan by the time it is slaughtered.In the end, the bulk of the cost is the cost of feed. When the chicks grow to five and a half catties after being raised for five months, the total cost of feed is about 5 yuan.Calculated in this way, the total cost is more than 3 yuan. Once the big car is sold, it can be exchanged for more than 3 yuan, and the profit is 7 yuan.
Of course, the biggest risk in the farming industry is market risk. The market price of live chickens was at a historical high when the chickens were sold, but after five months the historical price of live chickens suddenly fell to a historical level.At that time, the price of chickens in a cart will be less than 2000 yuan, and 2 chickens will cost 2 yuan at once.Even if the casualties are not well controlled, it is normal to pay more than [-] yuan.

For the batch of chickens in July, the three chicken farmers Wang Shaodong, Ma Zhentang and He Jiaxiang all earned more than 1 yuan, and they are full of confidence in raising chickens.If you lose all of a sudden, you will lose your confidence in raising chickens in the future.

Many chicken farmers are completely heartbroken because they lost two or three batches of chickens in a row and did not wait for a good market, and they will never raise them again.

However, at this time, Wang Shaodong was a little cautious.

The next step is to expand the scale of my own chicken farm, which requires a lot of manpower, and if Ma Zhentang is to let him raise chickens to suffer a little bit, and then he will send some warmth and recruit him, then he will definitely be able to do it .

In the previous life, Ma Zhentang was the leader of the farmers in Taohualing Village, and he was also very good at raising chickens.

"Okay, then 2 yuan and 8, Uncle Hongzi, when will you give out the chicken, do you want me to go over?"

"You can send chickens the day after tomorrow. If you trust me, you don't have to come here."

"I can trust you."

"Then you pack up the chicken coop and arrive at twelve o'clock the night after tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Ma Zhentang praised and thanked Wang Shaodong, which made Wang Shaodong feel embarrassed.

After sending Ma Zhentang away, Wang Shaodong said to his father, Wang Fumin, "Uncle Zhentang's chickens are probably going to lose money."

Ma Zhentang's family was half a month later than Wang Shaodong's. If Ma Zhentang's family lost money, according to the usual practice, Wang Fumin's family would not be able to make money either.

After Wang Fumin heard it, he quickly asked, "Do you think your uncle Zhentang's chickens will lose money? What about ours?"

"Our batch of chickens will definitely make money."

"Why?" Wang Fumin was a little puzzled.

"Don't look at the high price of live chickens now. Maybe the price will drop in a blink of an eye. When our chickens are five months old, we will lose money if we sell chickens. However, our chickens will be seven by the end of the year." Months, two catties are just enough to send to Qishan. Uncle Zhentang’s chicken is just half a month away, and the catties are not enough, so they can’t keep up with the good market for Qishan at the end of the year. After the new year, the demand on Qishan has come down , Their chickens are not easy to sell, and the price has also come down, so the possibility of not losing money is very small.”

After listening to his son's analysis, Wang Fumin couldn't help but nodded his head.

(End of this chapter)