Qi Zheng quietly transferred from the northeast to the Russian Far East.

China is the world's number one producer of non-GMO soybeans, followed by Brazil, India and, most surprisingly, Russia, which climbed to the fourth place among non-GMO producers!

Since last year, Russia has produced more than 8 million tons of soybeans, all of which are non-GMO soybeans. Among them, 90% of the production is in the Far East, and the driving force and controller behind it is Jiagu.

But since last year, there have been many undercurrents in the Far East.

The Japanese and South Korean consortium is ready to move on the soybean resources of the Russian Far East, and Lao Maozi also intends to reduce Jiagu's control over soybean production, and the Japanese and South Korean consortium are at odds.

Probably because the previous experience of Marubeni Trading Company in the Far East was too painful, in the end, the Japanese and South Korean grain companies held on to the idea of entering the Far East, and did not choose to invest in the development of farms or factories in the Far East, but "saved the country with a curve" and tried to import soybeans from the Far East by adopting the model of contract agriculture.

Of course, the soybean planting base developed by Jiagu will not supply to Japan and South Korea, but in the Far East, there is a lot of land. Jiagu's partner, the largest interest group in the Far East, boasts that he has cooperated with Jiagu for many years and is already quite sure of soybean production, and it is not difficult to operate alone.

Under the instruction of Qi Zheng, Jiagu has been standing still, watching from the sidelines as Vasily develops his own soybean farm.

On the one hand, of course, to avoid affecting their cooperation with Vasily, and on the other hand, it is also because someone has more covert means of counterattack.

Now, the time has come!

"I have to say that the devils and the sticks are cautious this time, and they are really crooked. Zhang Zehong of the group's strategic public relations department, who arrived early, didn't know whether to gloat or give them a thumbs up.

Quite simply, this year is not only the domestic climate anomalous, but also Russia.

Since the beginning of the summer, much of Russia has been hit by a period of unseen heat and drought, and the resulting forest fires have spread to 17 oblasts with the help of the wind.

Of course, the forest fires have nothing to do with Jiagu, but the impact of high temperatures and dry weather on agriculture is closely related to Jiagu.

Qi Zheng first cares about his farm: "How is the damage to our soybean farm?"

Zhang Zehong said lightly: "The damage is very light, after all, the irrigation conditions of our farm are generally good, and we are prepared, and this year's soybean production should not be greatly affected." ”

Qi Zhengjian was basically in line with expectations, so he was relieved - this time he did not start the "rain adjustment" on his farm, because the Far East was not seriously affected after all, and as Zhang Zehong said, the original irrigation facilities were enough to ensure the normal growth of soybeans.

"Well, the farm that Vasily opened up alone is quite miserable!" Zhang Zehong made no secret of his schadenfreude this time.

Qi Zheng pretended not to know, and asked curiously, "Oh?

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Lao Maozi was not only miserable, but also disgraced and thrown abroad.

It coincided with the European Danube Soybean Association's quality certification of the Jiagu soybean base in the Russian Far East.

The European Danube Soybean Association, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, is composed of more than 260 members from 22 countries, and is a promoter and standard setter of non-GMO soybeans in Europe and even the world, and has an important position in the global soybean industry.

In fact, the EU is the most determined and important driver of the global non-GMO soybean industry, and at the same time the main consumer market of non-GMO soybeans.

For the Jiagu Group, which is the world's largest producer of non-GMO soybeans and the fourth largest producer, with a production capacity of tens of millions of tons of non-GMO soybeans, it is definitely not something that the European Danube Soybean Association can ignore, and similarly, for the largest non-GMO soybean consumer market, Jiagu cannot ignore the European Union.

When you're not the boss, you have to be instigated – while Jiagu wants to establish its own non-GMO soybean standard, it must first integrate into the global non-GMO soybean standard.

After a few rounds, Jiagu Group became the first company in China to join the Danube Soybean Association.

As we all know, the European Union has the strictest requirements for environmental protection and various food safety indicators, and they import non-genetically modified soybeans, not only with strict contract requirements, but also to send special personnel to inspect the environment and planting technology of the raw material origin, and also to personally test the soybean raw materials to prevent the mixing of genetically modified soybean raw materials.

Most of Jiagu's soybean production bases in China have been certified by the European Danube Soybean Association, and now it is the turn of Jiagu's soybean planting base in the Russian Far East.

Wallace is the international coordinator of the European Danube Soybean Association, his first foray into the Russian Far East.

There are only two views of Europeans about this remote place: mystical and backward.

But whether it is mysterious or backward, as long as you think that this is the land of the Russian Far East, but it is China's Jiagu who applied for certification, Wallace thinks, well, there is a story behind it.

There is basically no problem with Jiagu's non-GMO soybean quality certification. Jiagu Farm is obviously in the same vein - strictly in accordance with the regulations of organic soybeans to organize production, vigorously promote the reduction of pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, increase the application of organic fertilizers, increase mechanical operations, and the use of biotechnology to kill insects......

Not to mention anything else, Wallace is very sympathetic to the soybean planting management level of Jiagu, especially when there are soybean farms managed by Lao Maozi next to several "Jiagu Farms".

Wallace looked at the soybean plants that had withered in the drought, and then at the soybeans in Jiagu Farm that were only slightly wilted under the scorching sun, shook his head and sighed: "Heh, Russians, probably grow and manage soybeans while drinking, right?"

- If he had known Wallace's thoughts, Qi Zheng would probably laugh out loud.

"Dan Heart Shines on the Sun Array (Second Order) Trigger, Main Fire System, Range: One Hundred Kilometers Radius. Effect: Condensation, heat accumulation. It can make the sky condense, and the fire melts. ”

That's the farm that Vasily and they opened alone, it's not that they don't care, it's really not against someone's secret hands!

The farm, which was almost evaporated, hit Vasily and others who were in charge of it themselves.

"Jiagu Farm has passed the EU import certification?" Nowell, one of the partners, asked with an expressionless face, looking at the soybean fields on the farm, which can basically be determined to have no grains.

Vasily nodded gloomily.

Now he understands the grievances of Marubeni Trading Company back then, the contrast between this and Kaya is too stark, and he can't bear to look at it directly.

Nowell shook his head: "In this way, we want to get rid of the influence of Jiagu, it's difficult!"

Vasily kept his face calm and remained silent.

It was his idea to reduce Jiagu's influence, but reality gave him a blow in the face – think of the farm managers who were at the negotiating table and could plough the fields, think of the soybean varieties that Jiagu could almost beat the Far East to cultivate and innovate, and think of Jiagu's cultivation model that used minimal fertilizer but maintained high yields and fertile land......

Vasily also had to admit that none of them were fodder for farming.

Nowell thought for a moment and said, "Either we can cooperate with Jiagu honestly, or we can bring in new competitors, anyway, I won't think about investing in the development of the farm myself." By the way, what's the reaction from Kaya?"

"They want to discuss the implementation of investment projects for the construction of a warehouse-logistics complex in Khabarovsk, primarily for the storage and drying of soybean ......"

"Promise them! Since you can only rely on Jiagu at the moment, you must appease them. ”

"I see. ”

At this time, Qi Zheng had already left the Far East, leaving only Zhang Zehong to accept the "sincerity" of the Far East partners.

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Vasily: Their reaction was to be expected.

What are you kidding? The Northeast and the Russian Far East can be regarded as the basic plate of the Jiagu soybean industry, and how can outsiders be allowed to intervene?

- That's right, in the Far East, Lao Maozi is also considered an "outsider".

Whether Lao Maozi wants to start a new stove by himself, or Japan and South Korea want to get involved, Qi Zheng will knock it over without mercy.

If Hei Province wants to become the world's non-GMO soybean production, processing and trade distribution center, it is the major non-GMO soybean producing countries that are not convinced.

Qi Zheng has counted on his fingers, the country and the Russian Far East are already in the bag, and India has no need to worry about it - India has suffered from severe high temperature and drought, and the maximum temperature is approaching 50 °C, and there is no need for Qi Zheng to take action, and this year's soybean production has been greatly reduced.

The remaining two targets, then, are Brazil and the United States.

Coincidentally, the climate in Brazil is not encouraging.

In Brazil, where more than 90% of soybeans are genetically modified, farmers in only one region are still growing large quantities of non-GMO soybeans, which they call "conventional soybeans."

Mato Grosso is Brazil's largest producer of non-GMO soybeans, as these soybeans can be exported through a terminal on the Amazon River in western Mato Grosso, where they are isolated from genetically modified soybeans.

It is really convenient to say that Qi Zheng wants to make a black hand on non-GMO soybeans, except for countries that prohibit the planting of genetically modified soybeans, most of the countries that plant non-GMO soybeans are zoned and independent - if they are mixed, once the pollen of genetically modified soybeans drifts and drifts to non-GMO soybeans, it will produce hybridization and cause pollution to the non-GMO soybean provenance.

This is also the main reason why Hei Province wants to completely ban genetically modified soybeans.

Back in Mato Grosso, well, look up at the pouring rain - it is said that the torrential rain has set a new local record, Qi Zheng is inexplicably melancholy, he really can't be a bad guy.

At this time, it is the soybean sowing season in Brazil, and it is important to know that the soybean is extremely resistant to waterlogging, and the soybean that has just emerged has been flooded, and the base of the stem is all rotten...... Alas, Qi Zhengdu bowed to tears for the local soybean farmers.

Needless to say, the extent of the impact of the floods on soybean production across Brazil is not yet known, but the non-GMO soybean production in Mato Grosso is certainly in the air.

Then, Qi Zheng looked up at North America, and now there is only one goal - the current world's largest soybean producer, the United States.

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Compared to the "dire and dire" climate in various countries, this year's weather in the United States has been smooth – so good that the USDA has raised its soybean production forecast to a high level.

More than 90% of soybeans produced in the U.S. are "feed grade" genetically modified soybeans, and non-GMO "food grade soybeans" account for only 6-7% of total production.

Some "pro-converts" often say that more than 80% of the food Americans eat is genetically modified – and there is no doubt that this is.

In fact, it is true that the United States is a big producer of genetically modified organisms, but 2 to 50% of the genetically modified corn and genetically modified soybeans they produce are exported, and a considerable part of the rest is used to produce industrial raw materials such as biofuels, and then used as feed. There are very few genetically modified foods that can really be eaten by Americans.

Going back to non-GMO soybeans, don't look at the United States as Monsanto's home base, but there is still no shortage of GMO states – Massachusetts, for example, does not have any major crops that are GMO.

Interestingly, non-GMO soybeans in the U.S. are largely produced to order. Moreover, only a small portion of the vast majority of exporting island countries is used for domestic specialty food processing in the United States.

One of the reasons for the decline in demand for GM soybeans in Northeast Africa in island nations is that there are better options in the United States. One thing I have to admit is that it is indeed easier for the United States to obtain ample market premium for non-GMO soybeans cultivated according to their end use.

But Jiagu is leading the rise of domestic soybeans, and the two sides will definitely go toe-to-toe in the market.

For the competition with Lao Mei, Qi Zheng never cared about using "off-board moves", and it was also quite technical "off-board moves".

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Massachusetts.

Anderson is a soybean farmer who has been a strong supporter of non-GMO soybeans for the past decade.

This year's weather is good and there should be a good harvest. And in view of the abnormal climate in many countries around the world, agricultural production has been affected, and it may be possible to make an extra profit due to rising prices.

It wasn't until he saw the broad-leaved weeds in his bean field that he was covered like a blanket that he felt a sigh in his heart, and a term came to his mind in an instant - "super weed"!

In 2000, the first herbicide-resistant "superweed" that seriously threatened agriculture was discovered in a soybean field in Delaware. Since then, the problem has gradually expanded, and 10 drug-resistant species have harmed at least one million hectares of farmland in 22 states.

But how can there be "super weeds" in your own bean fields? And how can they spread so quickly?

"This is an amaranth vine, which is extremely reproductive, and a discarded rhizome can reproduce quickly. Moreover, this doesn't seem to be your average amaranth vine......," said Smith, a weed botanist who rushed to hear the news, with a solemn expression.

It wasn't Anderson's own farm that caused this to happen, and all the surrounding soybean fields were covered with amaranth vines, taking over the land, sunlight, nutrients and water for the soybeans.

Weed botanists such as Smith immediately began their research, but the results were desperate – "We basically confirmed that the weed could not be controlled with three commonly used types of herbicides, and that even with twice the amount of herbicide labeled, the weed would still be able to recover its original ...... after a week"

"All of this adds up to the fact that the weed population has a resistance mechanism that we have never seen before, and will eventually cause at least 60%~80% yield reduction......"

All the surrounding farmers were stunned, 60%~80% reduction in yield?

What's even more desperate is that if herbicides are used on a large scale, whether the effect is good or not, it will definitely cause excessive herbicide residues, even if there is a bumper harvest, this batch of non-GMO soybeans will be wasted.

Anderson gritted his teeth: "Damn Monsanto, they created 'super weeds', but they made us bear the consequences......"

Soybean farmers were in an uproar, clamoring to sue Monsanto.

- Monsanto??? I am wronged!

"Green Bamboo Hundred Soul Array (Fourth Order) trigger, main wood system, range: a radius of 1,000 kilometers. Effect: Moisturizes, grows. The creature is in the array, as if it was newborn, raising purple flowers, and growing vigorously. ”

In fact, it is not so mysterious, and the herbicide-resistant amaranth vine has not mutated again. It's just that Qi Zheng has found a spirit array frequency that is 100% compatible with his life wave frequency, which greatly enhances its vitality and resistance.

Of course, this does make the amaranth vine more difficult to deal with.

It is foreseeable that this non-GMO soybean planting area will definitely be abandoned this year!

Soybean farmers want to cry without tears.

Who would have thought that this catastrophe was actually caused by the desire to build a global non-GMO soybean production, processing and trade distribution center on the other side of the Pacific?

At this time, looking at the top five non-GMO soybean producers, natural disasters have caused two, and "man-made disasters" have harmed one, leaving only the Northeast and the Russian Far East, which can be regarded as one.

Not to mention, in the 1011 quarter, the market for non-GMO soybeans will undoubtedly be the field of Jiagu!

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