Resource Tycoon Reborn

The emergence of bird flu in China, and the highly pathogenic bird flu that can infect humans, has an important influence on the price of soybeans in the international market that cannot be ignored!

For Fang Mingyuan, there is actually no intuitive understanding of bird flu. In his memory, although bird flu seems to occur in the country every year, when it comes to how many people have died due to bird flu, his impression is that there are not many.

Probably not as many people die from influenza every year. What impressed him deeply was that once avian influenza is diagnosed in a certain place, the local breeding industry will be in great trouble, and a large number of poultry will be infected regardless of whether they are infected or not.

Bird flu has been culled and destroyed. In some places, even pigeons are included in the culling. In the capital, Fang Mingyuan's most intuitive memory is that he can no longer buy live chickens slaughtered on the spot!

The reason why people talk about bird flu is that it is extremely lethal to poultry, especially chickens, with almost 100% mortality, and the speed of infection is alarming!

In 2003, an avian influenza epidemic broke out in the Netherlands. The virus infected more than 800 chicken farms, causing tens of millions of chickens to be culled and destroyed, resulting in heavy economic losses. This epidemic also caused local

Ninety-eight people were infected and two men died. Prior to this, as early as the late 1990s, people in Hong Kong had died from avian influenza.

It can kill people and is extremely lethal to poultry. People are very worried that once the avian influenza virus mutates and can infect humans, what will happen? Will it be like the one that swept the world in 2003?

I believe that as soon as this news comes out, everyone in the domestic breeding industry will definitely be in danger. Whether people reduce the number of poultry raised, or relevant departments will cull a large number of poultry that may be infected, this means an important result.

That means soybean meal will be unsaleable!

Soybean meal is a by-product after extracting soybean oil from soybeans. It can be used to make food, cosmetics, and antibiotics. It is also the main raw material for making livestock and poultry feed in many countries! Because soybean meal contains a variety of amino acids, it is suitable for the nutritional needs of poultry and pigs.

Without the need to add additional animal protein, the amino acids contained in soybean meal alone are enough to balance the nutrition of poultry and pigs, thus promoting the nutrient absorption of livestock. Therefore, more than 80% of soybean meal is used in poultry and pigs.

Feeding of pigs.

Soybean meal can also be used to feed dairy cows, beef cattle, and aquaculture. It can be said to be a staple food and protein feed that is not easily replaced. So soybean meal is also a very important futures trading product!

And if avian influenza is discovered in China, the domestic demand for soybean meal will be greatly reduced, which will naturally affect the profits of companies that purchase soybeans and extract soybean oil, thereby affecting the enthusiasm of these companies to purchase soybeans.

The discovery of mad cow disease in the United States is likely to cause the U.S. government to ban the use of meat and bone meal feed in the livestock industry. This is beneficial to the sales of soybean meal, and the sudden emergence of avian influenza will suppress the demand for soybean meal. Both of them will eventually

What kind of impact it will have on the prices of soybean meal and soybeans in the international market, even Fan Mingyuan cannot analyze it in a short time. And this will definitely affect the operation of large sums of money in the futures market. This news,

They were caught off guard.

"Okay, I'll notify you right away," Li Xintong said immediately, taking this opportunity to get rid of Zheng Jiayi's questioning.

"Is there an outbreak of bird flu? Where is it?" Zheng Jiayi was also startled and asked quickly, secretly praying that it would not be Hong Kong.

"The provinces in the mainland and Vietnam are close to each other and have just been confirmed." Fang Mingyuan frowned. He didn't know if the bird flu would spread to Southeast Asia. If so, it would be a disaster for those bastard countries in Vietnam.

Zheng Jiayi let out a breath. It was still some distance away from Hong Kong. Although that distance was nothing to migratory birds, psychologically, it was somewhat of a comfort.

Fang Mingyuan turned to go back to the office. Zheng Jiayi stopped him and asked in surprise: "What does the emergence of avian influenza have to do with Yu Dongfeng?" Yu Dongfeng is in charge of financial investment. It is not for epidemic prevention. This is nonsense.

, she is also a curious baby. Fang Mingyuan explained it to her concisely, and Zheng Jiayi was even more surprised. When did Fang Mingyuan start caring about soybeans again?

"Of course you have to be concerned. My family's farm in Brazil mainly grows soybeans, and the Carrefour Group now owns several oil mills, which also need raw materials. Moreover, thanks to the sales of soybeans, the cargo ships of Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

The freight from the United States to the mainland has increased by 73%. You said, if soybeans suddenly experience drastic price fluctuations, how can I not care?" Fang Mingyuan said. The real reason is naturally difficult to say at this time.

, not because he was afraid that Zheng Jiayi would spread the news, but because he didn’t want to waste time explaining why he judged that soybeans would have a big drop in the near future.

"Ah? It's increased so much?" Zheng Jiayi was surprised. In her impression, shipping costs have been quite stable over the years, so how could they have nearly doubled? However, this news is of great concern to Guo's Shipping Group Company.

It is undoubtedly a good thing. It has been actively purchasing ships, and its shipping capacity has increased substantially over the years. However... this seems to be due to Fang Mingyuan's vigorous promotion.

"Well, a lot, and the transportation capacity is already in short supply." Fang Mingyuan nodded. Once China's purchasing power is released, it will be very scary. In terms of soybean procurement, the total purchases of other countries in the world combined may not be as high as China's.

In comparison, in the next few years, it can be said that China's overseas demand has supported the rapid development of the shipping industry. Guo's Shipping Group Company has placed large orders with shipyards in China and South Korea and continues to purchase supertankers.

Container ships and ultra-large bulk carriers, with ultra-large bulk carriers as the focus.

When Fang Mingyuan agreed to transfer the construction technology of the three major ships to several core domestic shipyards, many people thought that Fang Mingyuan had made too many concessions. But now, they can see that the conditions that Fang Mingyuan proposed back then are not as good as this.

It played a big role in a few years. These shipyards, which had no money to pay technology transfer fees, had to agree to make a great contribution to the rapid expansion of Guo's Shipping Group's fleet at a price slightly exceeding the cost price. Until now,

These shipyards have still not paid off their old debts, so it is naturally impossible to place orders for such ships from overseas. This effectively prevents other overseas shipping companies from rapidly expanding their own ships by ordering new ships from these shipyards in China.

The idea of ​​the team. Kuok Shipping Group has not given up on the merger and acquisition of other shipping companies. It has begun negotiations for the equity of Thailand's Precitous Shipping Company. At the same time, it is also leasing ships through well-known international ship leasing companies to join

The fleet of Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd.

Zheng Jiayi nodded in understanding. If the demand for soybeans decreases, the cost of shipping will naturally decrease. It is not surprising that Fang Mingyuan has such a reaction.

"Hey, Mingyuan, what do you think about free travel in Hong Kong?" Zheng Jiayi saw that Fang Mingyuan wanted to go back to the office, so she couldn't help but stop him and said, "The travel agency is also your company!"

Fang Mingyuan stopped. He knew that the independent travel to Hong Kong was approved. This was an effort by the Hong Kong government to boost the Hong Kong tourism industry that had been hit hard by the epidemic. He hoped to use the huge domestic tourism market to revive Hong Kong's economy.

. However, this matter had little to do with the industries under the Fang family, so he threw it aside after hearing about it. Zheng Jiayi suddenly asked, but he could not refuse.

Fang Mingyuan sat down, pondered for a moment and said: "Free travel, this policy, for now, will definitely do more good than harm to Hong Kong's economy, but in the long run, there will definitely be some side effects. Hong Kong must have enough

Psychological preparation: If the number of independent travelers is not controlled and Hong Kong's reception capacity cannot be effectively improved, then it is very likely that local residents in Hong Kong will face a series of troubles caused by the influx of too many tourists in the future.

Mainland tourists have great opinions."

In fact, this is not just a problem in Hong Kong. Similar problems exist in first-tier cities such as Beijing and Shanghai in the Mainland and capital cities in various provinces. Too many foreign people have entered, leaving the city with incomplete infrastructure.

Excessive pressure has squeezed the living space of local residents, pushed up housing prices, lowered wages, caused a shortage of resources in medical, education and other fields, and brought about a series of social problems, which will naturally cause

There are many conflicts between the local population and the foreign population. It’s just that big cities like Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai are more likely to attract people’s attention.

Even in Tongyi, there are some signs. Many local residents of Tongyi are dissatisfied with the large number of foreign children studying in Tongyi. They believe that too many children are flooding in quickly, resulting in large classes in schools.

The teaching staff is insufficient. There are also many people who are very dissatisfied with the overcrowded status of several hospitals in Tongyi. The establishment of several hospitals in Tongyi not only meets the medical needs of Tongyi locals, but also alleviates the shortage of medical resources in Fengyuan.

Situation. A large number of patients from this province, and even patients from neighboring provinces, come to Tongyi to seek medical treatment.

Su Aijun has been nagging Fang Mingyuan more than once, believing that the existing medical system must be reformed. Otherwise, Tongyi will not be able to meet the huge medical needs of the people even if it opens three more hospitals. (To be continued...)