The price of summer grain has risen obviously in the game of buying summer grain.

As the wheat harvest is coming to an end, the purchase of summer grain is gradually heating up, and a game among farmers, grain merchants and processing enterprises is quietly under way.

The reporter recently learned from an interview with Qihe, a major grain-producing county in Shandong, that although the current purchase price of wheat is the same as that of the same period last year, the yield of some local wheat fields has been slightly reduced due to diseases, and in recent years, the prices of wheat on the market have gradually risen, so the situation of farmers' hesitation to sell is more obvious.

"compared with last year, the acquisition is a little more difficult." On the 12th, Mi Fengqun, general manager of Jinan Huajie flour Co., Ltd., said that the current enterprise purchase price is 1.17 yuan / jin, and farmers expect the price to rise to more than 1.20 yuan / jin, and some farmers even overestimate it to about 1.30 yuan / jin. Considering that the company has ample inventory, and now the grain collected can only be used for processing for several months, the enterprise has not increased the price to buy. "everyone is watching."

At the same time, a number of local industry insiders said in the interview that the purchase of summer grain this year has not yet been fully carried out, a large number of grain has not yet been put on the market, and it is difficult to predict the price in the later stage. "if you do not start to support the market acquisition, then rise to 1.24 cents is about the same, but if started, the price is likely to rise even higher." A person in charge of a processing enterprise said that under the influence of various factors, farmers and enterprises are not willing to invest all their energy at present, and this game war on grain acquisition will continue for some time.

Hidden at the expense of sale

On the 12th, under the blue sky, the harvesters were very busy in the golden wheat fields. Driving along the Yellow River Avenue in Qihe County, from time to time, farmers can be seen drying the wheat they have just harvested, and the golden color all the way makes this grain-producing county close to the Yellow River a truly golden city.

"the overall harvest this year is good, that is, Rain Water had more than a few months ago, and some wheat got powdery mildew, and his harvest per mu was more than 100 jin less than that of last year." Zhang Zhenguo, a villager of Zhua Town, pointed to a wheat field by the side of the road. Just after lunch, he and several companions continued to harvest in the hot sun. As the family contracted more than 20 mu of land at a time, the labor intensity was much greater than in previous years. "it will take a week to rest."

While the villagers are busy with the summer harvest, some grain buyers have already started their own work. "the purchase price for a jin is 1.13 yuan, the same as last year." While shoveling wheat into his minivan, Li Haifeng told the newspaper reporter that since the time of wheat harvest in various villages in Qihe County was not consistent, the summer harvest in some villages had basically been completed, so he had already started his work. "collect it from an individual, and then transfer it to a large purchasing point or grain consumption enterprise. generally, there is a price difference of four or five cents per catty, and we just make some effort money."

However, Li Haifeng told reporters that compared with last year, this year's wheat is not good. "I used to be able to transport two or three cars a day." Li Haifeng pointed to his car and said that it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon, but there was only a shallow floor in the car. "this is the second car today. I don't think it will be enough."

Like the purchasers, there are also flour production enterprises. As wheat is an important raw material for their production, the annual grain harvest season is also the busiest time for enterprises, but the reporter visited several enterprises on the afternoon of the 12th and found that there were very few grain trucks in and out. Mi Fengqun told reporters that on the one hand, the poor harvest of some farmers has aggravated their idea of keeping grain for their own use; on the other hand, the price of wheat has risen to a certain extent after the summer harvest in the past two years, and some farmers and intermediate businesses have plans to sell it at a price.

"I want to sell some and keep some." Zhang Zhenguo told the guide that because fertilizer and labor costs have been rising, driving up the cost of growing grain year after year, farmers all want to sell their grain at a good price. It is reported that at present, the yield of wheat per mu in Qihe can reach more than 1100 jin, even if some of them are affected by diseases. Zhang Zhenguo's summer grain harvest of more than 20 mu is calculated to be more than 20,000 jin of grain, with a difference of 10 cents to 2,000 yuan. "it may rise to $1.30 in autumn. We'll see."

Whether to prop up the market or not is the key to become a market.

What is worth paying attention is that with the spread of the sentiment of cherishing sales, some enterprises have been in a tight supply situation, and even chose to increase the price to buy. "some enterprises have paid 1.2 yuan per jin." Li Haifeng said that the price is even higher than the opening price of the national grain depot.

Nie Mengpo, director of the office of the State Grain Reserve Depot in Qihe, Shandong Province, said that the grain depot has not yet officially started the acquisition, but the opening price has been set at 1.19 yuan per jin, the same as last year. "the price is higher than the purchase price of most companies." Nie Mengpo said that however, due to the good quality of grain in Qihe, non-local enterprises will also purchase local grain through various channels in recent years, making the purchase pressure on the grain depot itself increasing, and it is hard to say how the market will be in the later stage.

A grain middleman interviewed told reporters that according to the law of wheat acquisition in the past, farmers would sell after the new wheat was harvested, and the purchase volume from June to July accounted for about 80%, so the initial stage of the listing of new wheat was the peak period of acquisition. But if inventories were not particularly tight this year, companies would not have gone on a buying spree.

"even if you receive new grain, it will take four or five months to use it, so most enterprises are not in a hurry." Mi Fengqun told the newspaper reporter that at present, its company has ample inventory, and even if the daily purchase volume has declined compared with the previous period, it is also enough for self-use. "it is acceptable for the unit price to rise to 1.2 yuan. If it continues to rise, the cost pressure on the enterprise will be great." The head of a flour processing enterprise in Jinan told the newspaper that if the wheat purchase price rises rapidly in the later period, the company will either let the product price rise or reduce production to deal with it.

A number of industry insiders interviewed said that the higher purchase price of new grain is due to the reluctance of farmers to sell, but with the listing of large quantities of new grain in the later stage, the market will not rise as expected by farmers. "unless the local grain depot starts to support the market acquisition." Mi Fengqun said that after the launch of the market support policy, wheat prices have been supported, and in the later stage, wheat prices may reach a high of 1.3 yuan / jin as expected by farmers, otherwise the highest will rise to about 1.23 yuan / jin.

However, a grain middleman told the reporter that due to the wide market, large customer volume, Qihe wheat demand is more prosperous, the possibility of starting to support the market is low, last year, the county jurisdiction did not start to support the market acquisition.

At the same time, some flour processing enterprises said that even if the market is supported, according to other county and city cases, prices will mostly stabilize, but it is difficult to push up. It is reported that at the summer grain purchase work conference held in Qingdao a few days ago, the local media said that the city is more likely to start the purchase of supporting the market. It is expected that at the initial stage of opening the scale, the purchasing and marketing enterprises, especially the reserve enterprises, will have a greater enthusiasm to concentrate on buying into the market in order to grasp the grain source, and the purchase price will remain stable or rise slightly; with the completion of the replenishment of wheat reserves, due to the insufficient storage capacity of state-owned enterprises and the low market prices, the purchase price of wheat may fall somewhat, and it will be difficult to reach the high point in previous years.