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Chapter 166: Salt-Alkali Soybeans (Seeking Subscriptions)

“Dongsheng 1042, what kind of soybean is this again?”

“It can actually withstand drought and saline-alkali soil!”

Chen Jue's face showed a hint of excitement as he looked at the MC subtitle prompt.

After recruiting Old Nong, the [Breeding Expert], he had planned to have him selectively breed the 'Desert Soybean' he wanted.

Unfortunately, he had been lacking suitable soybean varieties as parent material for hybridization, so the 'Desert Soybean' selective breeding plan had been stuck at the starting stage.

Now, discovering a drought-resistant soybean variety at this Seattle exhibition, how could Chen Jue not be overjoyed?

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

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

Several young men at the booth immediately stopped chatting when they saw a customer approaching and began introducing the advantages of this soybean and the background of their Hailun Grain Seed.

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

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

The young men knew they had met someone who knew their stuff, and immediately nodded in agreement, quickly taking out several promotional brochures to show Chen Jue their background.

For laymen who have not worked in agriculture, Qingdao Dongsheng Group is practically unheard of.

However, this agricultural company, which is a bit unknown nationwide, has been commended by the Ministry of Agriculture for many years and has consistently won the 'National Key Leading Enterprise in Agricultural Industrialization' medal every year.

Because Dongsheng Group's peanut breeding research reached the industry's top level as early as the 1990s, and the processed peanut products can be easily exported to Europe and the United States, countries with extremely strict food safety standards.

Don't look at the fact that the top spot in domestic peanut production is now taken by Zhengyang County in Nanhe Province, but when it comes to the leading big brother behind the peanuts, Dongsheng Group is the one, and it is no exaggeration to call it the Yuan Longping Hi-Tech of the peanut industry.

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

And it's salt-alkali land soybeans, this super-difficult breeding is really shocking Chen Jue for the whole year!

“No wonder the variety naming uses 'Dongsheng' as the head, so it is produced by Dongsheng Group.” Chen Jue looked through the detailed introduction materials, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

While listening to the introduction and looking through the materials, he quickly figured out the origin of this 'Dongsheng 1042'.

This is a new high-resistance soybean variety based on the soybean molecular design breeding platform of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with Dongsheng Group responsible for research, using the soybean saturated gene mutation library and excellent variation material library, specifically to improve the crop planting structure and reduce fertilizer and medicine use in the black soil of Northeast China.

There are as many as 80 papers published internationally to support it, and more than 20 national invention patents. Ordinary small research institutes can't handle it at all. It is definitely a national treasure-level soybean variety.

Although it is a genetically modified soybean, this thing is not only high-yielding, but also drought-resistant and salt-alkali resistant, which is very in line with Chen Jue's parental requirements for 'Desert Soybean'.

It is even better than the 'Heihe' and 'Heinong' soybean series that Chen Jue purchased 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 shouldn't be cheap, right?”

Xiao Zhou, who was in charge of sales, nodded and explained: “President Chen, if you want 1042 as seed grain, you need to pre-order in advance. Our Hailun's high-yield demonstration field will not be harvested and available until the end of September. Currently, the parent company does not have much inventory of this soybean variety. The price is expected to be 20,000 yuan per ton, and the patent licensing fee is 5 million.”

“If you are in a hurry to get a large amount of spot goods, you can take a look at this 'Dongsheng 118'. This is our new product from last year. It is also a salt-alkali soybean, and it has been promoted in the western region for 3 or 4 phases. The yields are all pretty good.”

As soon as Chen Jue heard that this inconspicuous Hailun Grain Seed actually had a mature and mass-produced pre-sequence variety, he immediately asked the other party for a soybean sample of this 'Dongsheng 118'.

As soon as he got it, the string of MC subtitles appeared: [Soybean Seed: Healthy, 'Dongsheng 118' variety soybean seed bred with Jiyu 79 as the male parent and Heihe 43 as the female parent, with excellent drought resistance and salt-alkali resistance, and can produce excellent pods after planting.]

Chen Jue was overjoyed when he saw the subtitles: “Good! I want both of these seeds, 1000 tons each first.”

As soon as the words fell, the young salesmen in the booth were stunned, and their brains were bombarded by thunder!

May I ask, which family buys seeds by the ton?

Moreover, Chen Jue wants to start with thousands of tons as soon as he opens his mouth. How big of a farm does TM have to be to plant it all?

You need to know that about 10 kilograms of soybean seeds are sown per mu of soybean field, which is almost the limit. 1000 tons, converted, can plant at least 200,000 mu of land.

The locals in Shanghai will definitely call it a good thing when they see this number!

It is equivalent to half of Shanghai's MH district's land being used to grow soybeans. This amazing area directly withered the little brains of several young salesmen.

After all, soybean seeds have a shelf life. Once the 2-year shelf life is exceeded and they are not planted, they will either die or rot in the warehouse.

Even if they are not used for planting, but are used to sprout bean sprouts, these thousand-ton level of soybean seeds will all sprout enough to supply a metropolitan city with a population of ten million for several months of bean sprouts.

So, under the suspicious eyes of 'You bought so many seeds, can you plant them all?', the young salesman in charge of the reception asked with a guilty conscience: “President Chen… President Chen, are you sure you want to buy so many seeds?”

Chen Jue immediately took out his bank card when he saw this: “It's just a small business of tens of millions including patent authorization, is there any need to be so surprised? Quickly give me the contract and swipe the card, I still have things to do later.”

Of course, it's no wonder that the sales guys are so uneasy.

Seed companies that sell food grains in China are generally poor and have not seen much money.

Even leading companies in the industry like Dongsheng Group have a sales额 of at most several hundred million yuan a year from selling seeds.

And it has to be combined with Heilongjiang Reclamation, which has 1888 square kilometers, known as the largest farm direct train in China, to have the hope of earning several hundred million yuan in sales.

This Hailun Grain Seed looks like a small Kalami under Dongsheng Group. It is rare to come out to participate in the exhibition and get a big customer who spends money like dirt. Several sales guys started serving Chen Jue like they were on stimulants.

Drafting the contract, signing the contract, making the payment on the spot, and finally completing the purchase of soybean seeds for a price of 46 million yuan.

As for the title unit of the purchase, Chen Jue filled in Cube Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

Because this batch of seeds was specially purchased for the [Breeding Expert].

The reason why he bought so much volume is also to consider large-scale planting in the later stage, and to use the banner of Dongsheng Group in advance to provide cover.

“With both the male and female parents, the rest is up to Old Nong to perform.”

“By the way… I have to learn from Ant Forest to find a desert to contract.” Chen Jue touched his chin and pondered.

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