Great Power Technology.

Chapter 327
In fact, although the man in the Chinese tunic suit is firm, it is actually not that easy to completely wipe out the influence of the four major grain merchants in China.

Since the grain companies headed by Cargill entered China in the 90s, these national grain giants have been operating in China for 32 years, established hundreds of subsidiaries, and mastered a whole line from raw material planting and production to end product distribution. industrial chain.

For a certain period of time, it is not an exaggeration to say that the four major grain merchants controlled the dining tables of Chinese people, because those products that we are familiar with, including Arowana and Luhua, all have shadows of their holdings behind them.

Even the ADM company with the widest business scope, all the subsidiaries controlled by them have an annual oil crushing capacity of more than 1000 million tons, an annual oil refining capacity of more than 300 million tons, and the export volume of soybean meal, a by-product of oil extraction, accounts for 70% of the national total.

Therefore, in general, the degree of penetration of the four major grain merchants into Huaxia is much deeper than what ordinary consumers see. The last line of defense prevented the entire China's grain market from falling into the hands of the opponent.

In recent years, under the strategy of taking COFCO as its face and China Grain Storage as its lining, Huaxia grain companies have gradually begun to counterattack the grain market, and have gradually gained influence in the most difficult terminal market, especially among the new batch of young After the blood poured in, COFCO relied on its strategy of starting from small to large and starting from the most subdivided snack market, which actually gave it a sense of presence.

However, such progress is still a bit too weak compared to the deep-rooted influence of the four major grain merchants in the country.

To completely shake the foundation of the four major grain merchants and drive them out of the core interest circle of this market, things to be done are far more than simple terminals.

Rather, starting from the production of raw materials, to transportation, storage, processing, distribution, and even financing, investment. All upstream and downstream industries must cooperate and work together to achieve the ultimate goal.

This task is extremely arduous, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. Therefore, the decision-makers represented by the men in Chinese tunic suits did not set too high a goal. Get rid of the most core nodes in the entire control system, and then implant the power of China's grain storage on these nodes, and then disintegrate their entire system step by step.

And to do this, it is obviously impossible to use the means of direct door-to-door raids called by some radical netizens, because this kind of behavior that directly interferes with the operation of the market through administrative means on the premise that the other party has not violated the bottom line of the law is likely to destroy the entire business. The balance of the environment, in the end, the loss outweighs the gain.

It is impossible for any rational decision maker to do this unless it is the last step of life and death.

However, this certainly does not mean that the authorities have no way to deal with these companies. As Secretary Qin said, the follow-up strategies have all been arranged, but it will take some time.
Just as Huaxia officials were nervously making plans to deal with the next impact and seeking opportunities in the impact, the four major grain merchants also began to launch a full-scale offensive in the field of public opinion.

As the most important link in the food war, inciting panic is often the most effective means of causing a stampede.

It is impossible for the public to know how much food the country has, and it is difficult to believe the cold figures in the official data. What they see are some vivid cases, or the behavior of people who are familiar with them and start grabbing food.

For example, when they see poor people in Yindu starving to death, they will not only lament the miserable life of the other party, but also think about what they should do to avoid such a result; for example, they see people buying rice in big carts in the supermarket For example, when they see the skyrocketing price of international food, they can’t help but worry about when such a price increase will be transmitted to the shopping cart. Domestically, how long can I live with my salary under such a price increase.

Based on this principle, the experienced four major grain merchants launched their offensive early, batch after batch of news was released, and the hot list on the network platform began to be gradually swept up by news related to grain.

"The food crisis in Yindu, the price of wheat has skyrocketed eight times, what should the people at the bottom do?"

"Global food prices are generally rising, is it caused by climate factors or market factors?"

"The Huaxia Wheat Virus is raging, and experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences respond to expectations of production cuts."

"Shencheng supermarkets are panic-buying now, and an expert responded: There is enough food, so there is no need to rush."

"Destroying seedlings for feed? The wheat gap may be further expanded."

These news follow the principle of nine truths and one falsehood, often among a lot of objective content, there are one or two content that deliberately incites emotions, and this content can get the most traffic in their exposure weight As a result, discussions on food security on the Internet have become more and more heated.

"There is no real shortage of food, right? China Grain just said that it will release [-] million tons of stored food, why do you feel like it is starting to be short again?"

"Upstairs, if you say 1000 million tons, do you believe it? Find out about the fire dragon burning the warehouse? According to their urine nature, if they say [-] million tons, it will be good if they can release [-] million tons. Hurry up and buy it later. It's not here."

"Hehe, capture the 50 upstairs alive. Forgot about the incident that the Central Grain Reserve beat your Cargill master? And fire dragons burned the warehouse? Let me tell you, the grain released now is indeed limited, and most of it has been eaten by large traders. , so the tension in the retail market has not eased for the time being.”

"However, a trader's wallet is limited, while a rabbit's pocket is infinite. Just wait patiently. When these two-and-five boys' stomachs are bursting, it's time for them to cry."

"What you said above makes sense. I believe in the country. However, it's not wrong for me to stockpile a little grain, right? I don't buy too much, I just buy a month's worth of rice, flour, and oil."

"One month is not counted as hoarding food. Anyway, I hoarded it for 3 months. This number is more appropriate. You can figure it out."

"Then I'll stock up for three months too. Brother Meng, do you have a group buying link? Here's one."

Ye Zhou sat in the office and read the comments of netizens, frowned and looked at Chen Hao opposite, and asked:
"Why do you feel that the effect of releasing stocks this time is not particularly obvious? The panic buying wave that was suppressed just now has only passed a few days, and it is starting to show signs of rising again. Is it true that the amount released is not enough?"

Chen Hao nodded slightly, and replied:

"There are two reasons. Let me talk about the first one. There must be a process to release storage. It is said that it is 1000 million yuan. In fact, the total amount of staple grains that have been put on the market is less than [-] million tons. Among them A large part of it has been eaten by large traders, and it has not really flowed into the market."

"The second reason is that this time our opponents are more determined than ever before. We are now basically sure that their actions this time are not just the actions of the four major grain merchants, but are led by the officials of the Ugly Country with the help of the four major grain merchants. It is a full-scale attack on the platform of the big grain merchants."

"So, the amount of funds they mobilized in this operation is huge, and the foodies are also very determined. It is normal that we cannot achieve results in the short term."

"This stalemate will gradually be broken as the storage continues. At that time, either we will blow them up, or they will eat us up."

Ye Zhou nodded slightly, and then asked with some concern:

".Based on the amount of funds, the probability of them shorting us is relatively high, right?"

"Normally, this is of course the case, but we must first establish a principle: even the core management of the four major grain companies are not completely aligned with Ugly Country."

"All their actions are driven by profit. When they clearly see unprofitable expectations, they will immediately stop."

"Historically, the reason why we won the food battle was not because the released food consumed their liquidity, but to send a signal to them through such actions, that is, no matter how much you eat, we I will accompany you to the end."

"When such a signal is verified, it is time for them to retreat."

Ye Zhou's brows were still furrowed, and after a pause, he continued to ask:
"However, this time, as you said, they have sufficient sources of funds behind them, so the threshold of acceptable losses is also increasing--can we last until then?"

Chen Hao smiled and replied:
"On our own, it may be difficult to persist until then, but don't forget, we still have some close partners."

"You mean Xiong Da? Their wheat is not only sold to our family, but the quantity is not enough for us, right?"

Chen Hao shook his head and replied:

"When others bid higher, of course they didn't just sell to our family."

"But what if we offer one at a price no one else can afford?"

"For example, through gene editing, wheat production increase technology."

　I have been busy with the project for a day today, and I am really tired. I will go to bed first. It is still the old rule. I will update 12 chapters before 3 o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)