If you don't grow corn, what will you grow? Where is the "money road" for corn planting?

Original title: What do you plant without corn? Where is the new way out for corn farming?

Because of the large inventory, the price of new corn continues to fall as soon as it comes on the market, and the income of planting corn becomes lower and lower, and some farmers fall into confusion several times. Looking at the mountains of corn just harvested, farmers can't help wondering whether corn can still be planted now that costs are high and returns are low.

Recently, Little Brother discussed the corn planting problem that farmers are most concerned about through interviewing some farmers and dealers in Pingdingshan City, Lushan County, Henan Province.

Current situation: ordinary corn income is low, sales basically do not make money

Lao Wang is a villager of Maizhuang Village, Malou Township, Lushan County. The 8 mu Liyu 16 planted this year has been harvested. Although it is seriously affected by climate and diseases and insect pests this year, Liyu 16 has obtained high yield by virtue of high disease resistance.

When asked if the corn price is low this year and whether there is a good harvest, Lao Wang told us that he is glad that the planted Liyu 16 varieties are good and the yield is high. Moreover, Beijing Shihui Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. provides full service from how to plant corn varieties, how to manage them and when to harvest them. The yield produced is three or four hundred catties higher than that of ordinary plots.

"Although the corn price is still low, the yield is high, and the income is still higher." Old Wang felt a little comforted.

However, in Henan Province, farmers like Lao Wang are still a minority. Most farmers deduct the expenses of cultivated land, pesticides and fertilizers, seeds and machine harvesting, and this year's corn will not earn a few dollars at all. Without expert guidance and scientific farming, poor farmers will even lose money.

By visiting farmers, we understand the aspirations of farmers.

Focus: What farmers care most about corn cultivation

Corn planting, a few people happy a few people worry, but farmers are most concerned about the following problems.

I. Variety quality

"The country is based on agriculture, and agriculture is based on planting." Excellent varieties are the foundation of bumper harvest, variety selection is the first part of corn planting, but also a key step, select the right varieties, lay a solid foundation for autumn yield increase.

Good breed criteria

1. High yield

2. The rod is big and the grain is deep

3. Good disease resistance

4. Good anti-falling property

5, good durability, high temperature resistance

6. Good drought resistance

"Planting land is to see more grain. If the corn seeds perform well and the yield is high, there will naturally be more people planting it," said an old farmer.

During the visit, the feedback we got was that the above characteristics were included in Liyu 16, and it also had many characteristics that other varieties did not have. This was the reason why Liyu 16 was popular. Farmers recognized it and dealers were assured that Liyu 16 won the Lushan market with super quality.

II. Seed prices

Corn is an important grain crop in China. Shandong, Heilongjiang, Henan and other provinces are important producing areas of corn in China. Many farmers live by planting corn, so the annual corn seed price always affects their hearts.

"Liyu 16 seeds are too expensive, I buy here are not expensive miles," when asked if there is planting Liyu 16, a farmer planting other varieties told us the secret.

Liyu 16--Big brands are good for factories, but farmers always feel expensive. We can analyze the ratio of input and output and tell farmers what kind of varieties are the most expensive.

Liyu 16 follows the unified pricing of the Ministry of Agriculture, 55 yuan/bag, and farmers 'misunderstanding is that some corn varieties are 20 or 30 bags, so the problem comes, Liyu 16 is more expensive than other seeds?

In fact, cheap corn seeds may only reach a thousand catties per mu, but Liyu 16 can be as high as 1600 catties or more. For example, Liyu 16 can increase production by 200 catties per mu compared with ordinary varieties. Farmers can sell 200 catties more grain and increase income by more than 100 yuan. It is clear which variety is the most expensive.

III. Preferential activities

In recent years, the agricultural materials industry has become increasingly fierce, and promotional activities have become increasingly frequent. The forms of "buy and send" and "enter the store with gifts" have emerged in an endless variety, but the effect of the activities is not so ideal.

By visiting Lushan County, we were deeply attracted by the Big Stick King activity here, and the activity form was also popular with farmers.

"Big Stick King activities are held every year, I participate every year, and every year there are gifts, things practical, happy heart," an old farmer holding the event prize said happily.

In the event, farmers are more concerned about the following:

1. Preferential strength: The preferential strength is small. Some people come to the activity site more than ten miles away. When they see that it is not the case, they will often be more disappointed.

2. Whether the content given is practical: The preferential content will not be used by farmers. This is also futile. At present, coupons for corn seeds, pesticides given as gifts, and practical daily necessities are popular with farmers.

3, whether to participate in activities: if there is participation in activities, customers with lower purchasing power will also actively participate in the activities.

Successful marketing activities, whether the content of the event is attractive is very important, but also to a full range of publicity methods to cooperate, to a certain extent, the form is greater than the content.

IV. National policies

"How should corn be planted now and whether the price can go up? This is the most concerned issue now, otherwise the enthusiasm of farmers to grow corn will be dispelled." With regard to corn marketing, one farmer hoped that the State would be biased in terms of policy.

According to the statistics of the State Food Administration, there are still 49.67 million tons left after the temporary storage of corn in 2013 and 80.29 million tons left after the temporary storage of corn in 2014. The storage quantity in two years makes the corn inventory reach 120 million tons in 2015. The temporary storage purchase volume this year has exceeded 93.66 million tons, and the total inventory reaches 250 million tons. The pressure of destocking in the future is huge.