Chapter 1115: . Visit (1/5)

These breeding companies don't make money by selling raw ginseng seeds. They usually sell out germinated ginseng seeds, which is more expensive. Ten thousand pieces cost tens of thousands.
Wang Bo considered the area of ​​the forest and he planned to order 50,000 capsules at a time.
The breeding company promised that the germination rate of Chinese ginseng seeds after germination exceeded 92%, and replanted according to 10%, which means that 50,000 seeds will turn into 50,000 ginseng seedlings in the future when the environment is suitable.
Farmed ginseng is not valuable anywhere, but Wang Bo is the exception here. When he sells it, it must be declared as wild ginseng.
Wild ginseng generally chooses broad-leaved forest with lime trees, lime trees and coniferous broad-leaved mixed forests as living places. The mountain forest behind the castle is dominated by broad-leaved forests.
In addition, ginseng prefers a cold climate, and the annual precipitation is preferably over 1,000 milliliters, and then it has strict requirements for light.
As it happens, the mountains of the South Island meet these requirements. In addition to planting, there is no artificial intervention, so what is the grown ginseng that is not wild ginseng?
He originally wanted to order it by himself, but was informed that he was going to buy ginseng seeds, and Atulu laughed, "Boss, I'll buy it for you, it can be a lot cheaper."
According to a report released by the New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries earlier this year, according to the Maori Economic Development Plan, the government will focus on supporting a number of distinctive Maori ethnic agricultural projects by 2040 to encourage them to create wealth based on their own advantages.
Among them, in the ginseng industry, Māori ethnic groups with innate planting advantages such as high mountains and woodland will be supported.
Of course, in theory, they support Māori companies, but Māori people are lazy by nature. They have fewer companies, and even fewer are interested in growing ginseng.
So in this case, even ordinary Maori families can be supported.
Growing ginseng is not about letting down the seeds, so you have to visit and learn.
It will be a long time to plant ginseng to harvest. Pharaoh has no time and energy to take care of them in person. He believes that the heart of the forest will feed these ginseng.
He doesn't need to learn how to grow ginseng, but he has to visit and see how the ginseng seeds are grown.
The agricultural company responsible for plant nursery is headquartered in Takuti, a small town 80 kilometers south of Hamilton. The specific name is maraeroa.
The company was established in 1973. They leased a gross margin, mainly mountains and woodlands with an area of ​​5555 hectares, for professional ginseng trial and commercial planting.
Wang Bo wants to buy more than 50,000 yuan of seeds at one time, which is a medium-sized customer. The company arranged a planter to accompany them to visit the breeding base and planting base.
The name of the planter is Pete, a mixed race of white and Maori. When he took Wang Bo and others to visit, he introduced on the road: "The brand of our company's ginseng is mainly Pilao alpine ginseng. The Chinese ginseng you are interested in is new The introduced variety, to be honest, it is difficult to plant. "
Wang Bo laughed: "But if it is planted well, it will be of great value. My market target is China, and the Chinese people like the most is Chinese ginseng."
"I know this, in fact, our company's ginseng is mainly sold in East Asian countries such as China, where the market atmosphere is the best."
The cultivation of ginseng in New Zealand can be traced back to 1973. A company in Canterbury made its first attempt. After more than two decades, many companies have conducted trial plantations in many places in the North and South Islands.
The cultivation of ginseng in a true commercial sense began around 2000, with the main planting sites in the Bay of Plenty and the central North Island.
Although Pete is only a grower in this regard, he knows a lot about the market.
After introducing Wang Bo to the ginseng planting industry in New Zealand, he also said: "At present, the global ginseng trade volume is around 15,000 tons per year, and it is still increasing steadily. As for consumption, as Chinese people ’s health awareness continues to increase, The demand for quality ginseng is also increasing. "
Wang Bo nodded: "Quality ginseng was born in New Zealand, right?"
Pete laughed and said, "That's it. According to the report of the National Crop and Food Survey Center, the comprehensive ecological conditions of the landform, sunlight, soil, and water in the central South Island are similar to or better than those of Northeast China and South Korea, which is very suitable for ginseng. Planting. "
"Especially in alpine woodlands, the shading of towering trees provides unique conditions for the growth of ginseng. Taking Pirau alpine ginseng as an example, although seeding and transplantation are done manually, all processes are carried out in the mountains, and pure wild environments can Ensure the purity and naturalness of ginseng quality. "
"How about Chinese ginseng?"
Pete shrugged, "Not many people are planting. A company has planted around the Sititila Peak before, and the results are not good. To be honest, I don't think you have to focus on Chinese ginseng, anything Ginseng is also good. "
Wang Bodao: "I am Chinese. My family has grown ginseng for generations. I know how to grow this ginseng, and many of you do n’t know."
When he heard this, Pete suddenly respected him: "It turns out that you have the planting heritage in this area, that's really amazing. But in the sales channel, do you have a good choice?"
Although there are many advantages in policies and growing environment, there are still two major bottlenecks in the development of New Zealand's ginseng industry that need to be resolved.
The first is the initial capital investment. Although the international selling price of ginseng is relatively high, the growth cycle of ginseng in New Zealand has reached seven years. In addition to the labor costs of planting and management, household enterprises will face greater financial pressure in the early stage.
Secondly, in terms of sales, most New Zealand companies do not understand the situation in the Chinese market, especially in second- and third-tier cities. They are not competitive in terms of pipelines and marketing. They only know that China, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore and Malaysia have a demand for ginseng, but they do not know. How to sell in the past.
Wang Bo also has no sales channels, but he has sales skills: "If the flowers are in bloom and the butterflies come, this is a saying in our country that is also suitable for ginseng planting. As long as there are good ginsengs, are you afraid that no one will buy them?"
Pete said, "This is a very reasonable word. It really is. Come on, I'll take you to watch our ginseng seedlings."
Wang Bo bought the seeds after germination. At this time, the ginseng had already germinated, as long as it was planted in the land.
Pete told him that ginseng planting sites require high levels of soil organic matter, loose soil, good aeration and drainage. Suitable pH values ​​are 5.0 to 6.5, and they need to survive in weakly acidic soils.
"If the groundwater level is high, low-lying, humid, poorly ventilated, easily compacted, poorly drained soil, clayey soil, alkaline land, these conditions cannot be used to cultivate ginseng," Pete cautioned.
(To be continued.)