Chapter 1711: Poor farmer

Harden explained: "Xiao, my brother James runs a farm in Virginia."
"Huh? Farm?" Xiao Peng asked curiously, "That's pretty good! What kind of farm is it about?"
James sighed: "I am a soybean grower."
Xiao Peng instantly understood: "Uh, please be sorry."
James smiled bitterly: "Xiao, you really can't comfort people."
Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Many people say so."
Who is the worst in Star-Stripe Nation? Must be a farmer from Star-Tangled Country.
It is said that the Stars and Stripes are the world’s economic and technological powers, but they don’t know that the most awesome thing is their agriculture, and their country’s food exports account for half of the world’s food exports!
There are only 6 million farmers in their country, but they are able to produce the world’s largest number, richest variety, and high-quality livestock products and other agricultural products under the strict implementation of fallow production restrictions. They are also cheap and cheap, selling them all over the world. .
Therefore, many so-called ‘Kozhi’ and ‘people of insight’ in China are now advocating that China abandon its independence in staple foods and directly import grain from the Star-Stripe Countries.
Fortunately, it is not these stupid X that the country is in power, or China has already destroyed the country. . . . . .
There is a reason why the agriculture of the star-tipped country is developed.
The first is that they are truly vast and rich in resources, unlike the ‘thin’ China’s vast land. In addition to the plateau, the western part of China is desert, but what about the star-stripe country? Almost all regions are suitable for the development of agriculture. Even the western desert area is also very suitable for the development of animal husbandry and irrigated agriculture. Although there is little rainfall there, there are too many rivers to support others.
In addition, agricultural science and technology are too developed. The country has four major research centers, more than 130 agricultural colleges, 56 state-level agricultural experiment stations, and more than 3,300 regional agricultural extension stations. And agricultural extension institutions, there are more than 60 forestry colleges, nearly 30 veterinary colleges, and unexplainable R&D personnel.
These people don’t eat dry food. They research and develop various agricultural technologies. Now the large-scale machinery in the Star-Tiao Country Farms, such as livestock products, has long been mechanized and automated. There are feed mills for feed, milking machines for milking, and milk. There are complete sets of machinery and equipment for preservation and processing, and the processing of many agricultural products can be done automatically by just pressing a button.
And such large-scale mechanical production has also greatly improved their agricultural production efficiency. Now, on the Star Strip Country Farm, an average labor force can take care of 450 acres of land, or take care of 60,000 chickens and 5,000 cattle. . . . . .
Of course, the scale of agriculture in the star-stripe country is large enough, but it is also impossible to imitate the world.
The first is the issue of energy consumption. The reason why the agriculture of the star-stripe country is developed depends on mechanical operations. This is very large for energy consumption. If the whole world follows their country’s model for agricultural production? Then more than half of the world's energy (oil, electricity) will be used in agriculture!
The second is the pollution problem, such as pesticides, fertilizers, straws, etc. The problems faced by Huaxia Agriculture are almost all in the Star Striped countries, and there are more problems than our country, like Sudan Red and other additives that have been heard in China. They are the normal additives used legally. . . . . .
There is also that they are vigorously developing genetically modified foods-all for export. Like a star imported from China
Almost all soybeans in the country are genetically modified soybeans.
Besides, even if China can develop agriculture in the same way as the Star Striped Nation, it will not do that. If it does, a large agricultural population is surplus, how will they live? If it is not handled properly, social problems may arise.
But at this stage, it is not too late to say that it is the agricultural winter in the Star-Stripe Country - within a year, more than 100 farms in the Star-Stripe Country went bankrupt.
The fuse that led to all this was the trade war provoked by Arp in April last year. China’s countermeasures were to stop importing agricultural products such as soybeans from the Star-Tangled country.
It’s true that the star-and-stripe country is the world’s largest soybean producer, but don’t forget that China is the world’s largest soybean importer.
There are still many countries that sell soybeans. There are not many countries that buy soybeans. It is not an exaggeration to say that the soybean imports of all countries in the world are not as large as that of China. ?
Soybean farmers are the worst in Xingtiao Country, followed by pork farmers-their main customers are all China.
James is a soybean farmer, can he have a better life then?
James looked at Xiao Peng with a grieved expression: "Xiao, why did you Huaxia counterattack. Don't you know that this will cause serious harm to your country?"
Xiao Peng shrugged and said, "Hey, what do you mean? Are you only allowed to do it, and we are not allowed to fight back? Besides, you really don't have to worry about us. You criticize our country's regime all day long. But at such a time. It can be seen that the advantages of a country like ours are coming. No matter what the trade war is, our country's first consideration is to maintain stability, so this trade war will basically have no effect on ordinary Chinese people!"
"Xiao, as far as I know, your King Salmon is also exported to Star-Stripe Nation. Are you not affected?" James asked curiously.
Xiao Peng shrugged: "How am I affected? The increase in tariffs will at most make the price of my king salmon higher. However, the price of the king salmon produced by our fishery is already very high. They can eat as much as the tax increases. They can't afford the tax cuts that can afford and can't afford them. Those stupid people in your country, raising tariffs only hurt the people in your country."
James sighed: "There are also us farmers."
Xiao Peng blinked: "As far as I know, didn't Arp said at the beginning of the trade war that he would spend 15 billion US dollars in subsidies for agricultural purchases of soybeans to help the poor for humanitarian relief?"
When James heard this, he curled his lips and said: "He said that a year ago, but now there is no news. At that time, he also said that the trade war with China would be resolved within a few months. What was the result? He was a few days ago. I went to Huaxia again and did something! I have been calling the Ministry of Agriculture for the past year, and I have been saying: The appropriation is going through the process, and it will be sent to me. What happened? Yes, soybeans are still eight dollars a bushel. Does this make people live? Damn, the star-stripe country farmers who voted for him the most when he came to power, did he treat his supporters that way?"
The bushel is a unit of measurement for agricultural products, similar to our country’s "bucket", which is a unit of measurement for capacity. They are all bushels, but the bushel measurement is different in different countries. There are British bushels and stars.
Bushel. This unit of measurement can only be used for volume measurement of solid substances.
And the weight of a bushel of different agricultural products is different. A bushel of cotton seeds weighs 32 pounds; corn is 56 pounds; Virginia peanut kernels are 17 pounds, and Spanish peanut kernels are 25 pounds. This is a kind of industry statistics. The unit of measurement.
Xiao Peng calculated it, a bushel of soybeans is 60 pounds, which is more than 27 kilograms. Calculate 30 cents per kilo and one yuan per catty.
No wonder the farmers of Star Stripe country are crying to death. This price is determined at a loss, right?
James complained: "The current situation is that the price of soybeans has not risen. We have no income. We can't get a loan from the bank. More than one hundred farms have closed down. How can we continue to engage in farms to make production plans? The president tells us every day to wait for the results, but how do we wait? What do we change next time? This must be prepared a quarter in advance!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Then you continue to grow soybeans?"
James said bitterly after hearing this: "Xiao, don't you say that, okay? This is not the time for joking. Do you know how risky it is to grow soybeans? It's hard to grow soybeans if you want to survive now! I'm planning to switch to growing big- It's hemp. But it, my farm is in Virginia! It's illegal to grow hemp there!"
Xiao Peng put away his smile: "So you mean you want to engage in fishing, right?"
James nodded desperately.
Xiao Peng said, "I can say that, if you want to engage in ocean fishing? Then I advise you to give up. Let’s not talk about how much it costs to buy a fishing boat, even if I give you a fishing boat for you to fish for nothing. , You may not be able to maintain it. Do you know how much ship repair costs? How much fuel costs? How much personnel costs? How much bait costs? As a star, you have to buy fishing Indicators, how much does it cost? The income of the fishing boat is inseparable from the experience of the captain, but no matter how good the captain is, there is no guarantee that he will return with full load every time. Besides, even if you find the best captain, I still It is not recommended that you engage in ocean fishing."
"Why?" James asked curiously.
Xiao Peng slapped his hands suddenly and said, "Because you can't compete with Huaxia Fishing Boats! You don't understand the degree of Chinese people's desire for money. There are hundreds of fishing boats sailing from Huaxia to crossing half of the earth to fish in Chilean waters. Can you do it? Huaxia’s fishing boats spin around 24 hours a day. Do you think you can find such a good fisherman? If you can’t find it, can you compete with Huaxia Ocean Fishing Boat?"
James was dumbfounded after hearing this, and shook his head in frustration after thinking about it for a long time: "Well, you are right. I can't help it now."
Harden widened his eyes after hearing this: "James, you can't be depressed. People who are better than you work harder than you. What reason do you have to give up?"
James said with a bitter face: "Yes, people who are better than me work so hard. What use is my hard work?"
At this time, Xiao Peng said: "In fact, if you want to make money, there is no way to do it..."
"Huh?" The Harden brothers looked at Xiao Peng together.
"James, drink with me and I will show you the way!"
"Are you sure you want to drink with me? I'm a Virginian!"