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Chapter 384 Comparison
What farmers are most concerned about is always the price. No matter how good the compound fertilizer is, if the price is too expensive, it will not be worthwhile. Zhang Yonghai has been prepared for this and immediately quoted the price. "Now the state sets the price of diammonium phosphate It is 2090 yuan per ton, potassium chloride is 1102 yuan per ton, and compound fertilizer is more expensive. This year, it is 2600 yuan per ton, which is about one yuan and three catties."

In order to ensure food security, the state has always adopted a policy of small profits but high sales for the chemical fertilizer industry. There are relevant regulations on the purchase price of domestic chemical fertilizers, the price of imported chemical fertilizers, the allocation price of chemical fertilizers, and the retail price of chemical fertilizers. The demand is far greater than the supply, but the retail price of chemical fertilizers has been at a low level for a long time, and even has declined year after year.

It was not until 1998 that the state adjusted this policy. The specific measures were that the ex-factory price of chemical fertilizers was changed from government-set prices to government-guided prices. The ex-factory price and the fluctuation range of the ex-factory price of chemical fertilizers are formulated. The supply and demand sides can negotiate and determine the specific price within the floating range according to the off-season, peak season and market conditions. For the retail price of chemical fertilizers, if necessary, the provincial price department can set a maximum price limit for some varieties.

The issuance of these policies has stimulated the interest of a large number of enterprises to enter the field of chemical fertilizers. In the following years, there have been more and more chemical fertilizer enterprises, among which the development of private chemical fertilizer enterprises has been particularly rapid. Kingenta was founded in this year. The output has increased year after year, but the price of chemical fertilizers has not dropped. Instead, in 2004, the first wave of price surges was ushered in.

当时全国尿素平均零售价格为每吨1602元，比上年同期上涨206元；国产磷酸二铵2126元，比上年同期上涨303元；进口磷酸二铵2510元，比上年同期上涨446元；进口氯化钾1521元，比上年同期上涨252元。

The country immediately issued a series of policies to suppress, including tax incentives to promote domestic fertilizer production, freight rate incentives to promote fertilizer circulation, subsidize imports to restrict exports, supervise the implementation of fertilizer price policies, electricity and natural gas discounts, urea value-added tax exemption, Support enterprises to increase the production of chemical fertilizers at full capacity, prohibit the export of urea and diammonium phosphate, and control the operating margin (the margin of fertilizer factory to retail sales shall not exceed 7%, the margin of urea wholesale purchase and sales shall not exceed 3%, and the retail margin shall not exceed 4% ) and so on, it was hard to lower the price. As a result, in 2007 and 2012, the fertilizer industry ushered in a general trend of rising fertilizer prices.

"Who can afford it? Forget it, I'll continue to use urea!" The price Zhang Yong posted made the surrounding farmers shake their heads repeatedly. This price is much more valuable than the chemical fertilizers they use now.

"Because the production cost of compound fertilizer is higher than that of ordinary chemical fertilizer, or the country will not set this price!" Zhang Yonghai first expressed his attitude, this is not because we Huinong want to earn more money from you, compound fertilizer is originally It is expensive, and it is still the sales price stipulated by the state!
The price of compound fertilizer is higher than that of ordinary fertilizer, and the profit is also high. At present, the cost of producing a ton of compound fertilizer in domestic chemical fertilizer enterprises is almost 2000 yuan. If the price is calculated at 2600 yuan, the profit margin can reach 30.00%. Of course, in actual operation This cannot be calculated in China, because there are still several links between the fertilizer factory and the farmers, and the ex-factory price of the fertilizer factory is not 2600 yuan, but even so, the profit margin of the compound fertilizer is still much higher than that of diammonium phosphate, potassium chloride and other fertilizers. many.

The solution tower granulation method Huinong plans to use has lower costs and higher profit margins, but this is still not the main factor for Huinong to invest heavily in the field of chemical fertilizers. More importantly, chemical fertilizers, breeding, and pesticides can form a system. Just like Monsanto crushed other opponents with pesticides and seeds.

"It's still the same sentence just now, whether it's worth it or not, no matter how good I say it now, it's useless. Let's see the effect and we will start planting corn soon. At that time, we will plant the two adjacent fields with the same The seeds, the same staff, everything is the same except for the fertilizers, so let’s look at the crops in that field! After harvesting, we’ll be clear about everything!” Zhang Yonghai said confidently, using compound fertilizers Even if the price is more expensive, farmers can still earn more.

"Others say I don't believe this, but your factory manager Zhang said I believe it. We have been dealing with each other for more than ten years. You have never cheated me, and I believe you will not this year!" De'an had read it carefully when he signed the contract just now. Even if there is an accident in the experiment, it will affect the harvest in the next few years. If this is the case, why worry about it?What he thinks about now is to plant a good land, try to beat Xinzhu, and get free fertilizer for next year. It would be even better if he can win a big prize and become the first tractor in the county to drive home.

The planting of corn in Huaishuping is divided into two periods. The planting time of spring corn is from April to May, and the planting time of summer corn is in mid-June after the wheat harvest. Soon after Zhang Yonghai left, it was time for spring corn planting. Qi Shucheng, a technician from Huinong Chemical Fertilizer Factory, arrived as scheduled.

"Let me first introduce the specific operation method of this comparison experiment. First of all, we use the same seeds. What kind of corn seeds are you using now?" Qi Shucheng stood on the ditch at the head of the field and gave Xin Zhu and De'an introduced that the surrounding people who came to see the excitement had completely blocked the land of their two families. This is a major matter related to their own vitality, and no one dares to be sloppy.

The two lands of Xinzhu and De'an are close to each other, and the soil quality and water conservancy conditions are almost the same. This is also an important reason why Zhang Yonghai chose them for the experiment. It is inevitable that it will be unfair to affect the final result of the game.

"Your Huinong sells Yedan No. 13. This kind of seed is really good. After planting it last year, the yield has increased a lot. The corn cobs grown are thick and long!" For the unopened seeds, the packaging bag says Yedan No. 13, and there is a production unit below it—Denghai Seed Industry.

This is Li Denghai's new achievement, which has the characteristics of high yield, stable yield, good quality, and resistance to various diseases. It can also be planted densely, and 1998 to 1500 plants can be planted per mu of land; It passed the approval of the National Crop Variety Approval Committee in [-]. Because Li Lei provided Li Denghai with more funds and more advanced equipment, he produced this improved corn in advance. The people in Huaishuping began to plant this kind of corn last year. The output is about [-] catties.

Qi Shucheng checked their seeds first, and then asked them to exchange and check. After confirming that they were correct, all three parties signed the list and pressed their fingerprints, so that no one would deny it when the results came out.

"Since the seeds are ok, let's start planting, or use the method I taught you last year, planting in large and small rows, the big row is [-] feet and [-] inches, and the small row is [-] inches!" Qi Shucheng said, "For chemical fertilizers, base fertilizer and top dressing are counted together. , use [-] catties of compound fertilizer per mu on this side, and use the original method on the other side, [-] catties of diammonium plus [-] catties of urea per mu, let’s start now!”

Some compound fertilizers need to be mixed with urea, because the nitrogen content in them is low, and urea must be used to supplement them, but the compound fertilizer developed by Huinong does not need to do this, saving the effort of mixing chemical fertilizers.

De'an and Xinzhu's family immediately followed Qi Shucheng's instructions and began to lead the cattle to plow the land. Before applying the base fertilizer, the plowing must be deep, so that the fertilizer can be better mixed with the soil.

Seeing that they finished applying the base fertilizer, Qi Shucheng left first. After fertilization, it would take a week to plant the seeds. This was also to better exert the fertility effect; a week later, Qi Shucheng came to Huaishuping again, watching They plant the seeds.

After a few days, the corn seedlings emerged as scheduled, and there was no difference for the time being. Then Qi Shucheng watched them fertilize and recorded the relevant data.

As the corn seedlings continue to grow, the difference gradually emerges. The growth of corn seedlings using compound fertilizers is much better than that of using diammonium. One day later, the ripening time is also advanced.

When it was time to break the corn cobs, Qi Shucheng came again, and everyone first collected the corn from the diammonium phosphate plot, stacked the corn cobs in the designated place, and then began to collect the corn from the compound fertilizer plot, which was also piled in the fixed location.

The four piles of corn cobs are placed there, and everyone can see the obvious difference at a glance. The corn cobs using compound fertilizers are indeed much higher than those using diammonium.

"As a result, everyone has seen that the effect of compound fertilizer is better than that of diammonium!" Qi Shucheng stood among the four piles of corn, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. Our Huinong compound fertilizer is easy to use.

"Well, it is indeed true. I estimate that using compound fertilizers can yield more than 100 catties per mu!" The difference in corn harvest between the two Xinzhu families is so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye.

"I think it's similar, so let's weigh it now!" The people who came to help came to battle one after another, sitting on the corn pile with small stools, tearing the corn cobs, holding the corn cobs in one hand and the corn cobs in the other, using friction. As a result, the grains were threshed quickly, and the corn kernels fell into the dustpan like raindrops. Every time a dustpan was filled, it would be put into bags under the supervision of Qi Shucheng, and the bags would be weighed when they were full.

There are many people and strength, and it didn't take long for the four corn piles to disappear, and Qi Shucheng also weighed the total weight, and announced the final result in front of the big guys, "Xinzhu's family, use diammonium plots. The total yield per mu is 1512 kg, and the total yield per mu of the plot using Hui Nong compound fertilizer is 1674 kg, which is an increase of 162 kg; The total yield per mu of the block is 1525 jin, and the yield has increased by 1703 jin, so this time Dean won the experiment. Next year, Dean’s compound fertilizer will be packaged by Huinong, so you don’t have to spend your own money to buy it! Xinzhu doesn’t want it either. Sad, we also have a gift, your production has increased by 178 catties, then I will give you 162 catties of compound fertilizer!"

"Hey, it's only sixteen catties short! Xinzhu is so unlucky! This difference, even if the baby goes to the field to pull a few more poops, it will come out!" The people who eat melons feel sorry for Xinzhu.

Xinzhu was very depressed. The total yield per mu was more than 1000 catties, but there was only a gap of [-] catties in yield increase in the end. This can only be explained by luck.

"Haha, luck, luck, it's all luck! Are you all hungry? Let's go to my house for dinner!" De'an grinned happily, calling everyone to eat at home, and at the same time he did not forget to ask Qi Shucheng , "Master Qi, where does my family's increase in production rank in the whole county?"

He was still thinking about the tractor. Qi Shucheng flipped through the notebook, "It's hard to say if you haven't finished the test yet, but you and Xinzhu's grades are good. It's hard to say about the tractor, but the thresher is definitely fine!"

Hearing this, Xinzhu felt a little better. Even if he didn't beat De'an, he might get a threshing machine and more than 100 catties of free fertilizer.

"Come on, let me do a calculation for everyone." Qi Shucheng walked to the small blackboard that had been prepared and calculated for everyone, "Using the traditional method, 52 catties of diammonium phosphate is needed per mu of land. The price is one yuan and five cents, 22 catties is 72 yuan and 110 cents, urea is [-] catties, and a catty is fifty-five cents, which is [-] yuan, which adds up to [-] yuan and [-] cents; a catty of compound fertilizer is one yuan and three, and the total cost is [-]. Jin, the money spent on fertilizer is [-] seven yuan!"

"It seems that the use of compound fertilizer is 44 yuan more than the use of diammonium plus urea, but the yield has also increased, and the harvest per mu is more than 100 catties. We will use 150 catties. The price of corn this year is 150 cents. One catty, 90 catties is 44 yuan! Subtract 45 yuan from ninety, which is an extra 50 yuan! Xinzhu’s family and Dean’s family used our compound fertilizer and earned more than [-] yuan per mu of land! "Qi Shucheng quickly wrote on the blackboard, and settled the account in one go.

50 yuan seems to be very little in the eyes of later generations, and it will be gone if you order a takeaway, but in 1997, this is definitely not a small number. Now the average annual income of farmers in the country is only 3000 yuan!After the use of compound fertilizers, the increase in yield per mu of land can reach one-sixtieth of the average annual income of farmers.

"Using our compound fertilizer, one acre of land can earn the child's tuition for one semester more. If a few acres of land are planted, it can be hundreds of dollars more! You can pull some cloth to make a few clothes for the family. New clothes, buy some firecrackers, meat and vegetables, it’s a good year, and it’s a great thing to spend a little money to make a lot of money! Folks, do you think we will continue to use diammonium or compound fertilizer next year? "

"Haha, I definitely use compound fertilizer! Even if you don't give it to me for free, I'm willing to pay for it!" De'an, who earned an extra 62 yuan, laughed.

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