A rice trip across the province

It takes more than one hundred days for rice to grow from seed to harvest. Harvested from the rice fields in Jiangxi Province, and then onto the dining table in Guangzhou, these 800-kilometer roads may take only three days to complete one grain of rice. Recently, the reporter from Nandu visited a large grain-producing village in Nanchang County, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. From grain-growing farmers, rice processors, and logistics companies, to local distributors and consumers in Guangzhou, the company traced its footprint. Listen to their worries in this storm.

The vast expanse of land is covered with rice, and the sights are the same. However, among the hundreds of acres of rice fields, Wang Hu (a pseudonym), a large grain producer in Qikou Township, Nanchang County, Jiangxi Province, quickly pointed out the scope of his own responsibility. After more than ten years of rice cultivation, Wang Hu contracted more than two thousand mu of arable land. Wang Huqing was fortunate that in the recent storm caused by “Cadmium Rice”, all of his fields have not been detected so far.

Farmers are assured of the environment and fertilizers

In mid-April this year, Wang Hu (a pseudonym) inserted early rice seedlings in his own fields. After more than a month passed, the rice has been high in calves, but it has not yet emerged. In more than a month, the early rice can be harvested. In about 10 days, Wang Hu and his wife completed “double robbers” in about 2,000 acres of paddy fields they contracted for, but he was not in a hurry. “More than 95% of the arable land in our country has been harvested by using machine ploughing.” As the first large grain producer in Hong Kong, Wang Hu also launched a professional agricultural and agricultural service professional cooperative to promote agricultural mechanization.

In 2001, the rural resident of Hukou Township Wang Hu ended his working career. He contracted his wife and fellow villagers to contract about 500 mu of cultivated land near his hometown to grow rice and began his own grain-growing career. Wang Hu's own responsibility in his hometown is not more than 20 mu. The rest of the fields are contracted and cultivated. He has a grain-growing base of about 1,000 mu in nearby Jinxian County and Wuning County in Jiujiang City.

In mid-March each year, Wang Hu began to raise rice for the early rice and mechanical transplants in April. During this time, he often needs to take care of the insects and fertilize. In the past few years, Wang Hu has already begun to rent airplanes to spray pesticides. In fertilization, Wang Hu has been applying several brands of rice compound fertilizers to paddy fields. The main composition of rice compound fertilizer contains phosphate fertilizer. Wang Hu does not know whether it is polluted by soil. His biggest concern for fertilizer is fertility. In this regard, Wang Hu’s approach is to often invite agricultural experts to come and give guidance. Under the guidance of experts, he purchases regular fertilizers. “There is no problem with chemical fertilizers in recent years.”

Now, what Wang Hu hopes most is that the early rice in this season can be harvested safely. About 500 kilograms of rice can be harvested per acre of rice field. Using the harvester, Wang Hu will be able to put up 20 mu of rice one day and air it on the spot. That day, rice can be sold to nearby rice processors. "The inspection work is done by a processing plant. How do we detect it?" Wang Hu said that farmers could not test the rice they produced. Therefore, although he is concerned about the problems of rice, he has no way of knowing whether his own rice is affected. However, Wang Hu thinks his own rice is safe. “I don't have a factory around my field and the environment should not be polluted.” Wang Hu is very confident about the local environment. He also believes that his own rice varieties are better. The rice that was detected this time was not the same.

Processing them more worried about the volatility of market conditions

Rice enters the machine and is finally processed into rice. At least 10 steps are required during the process. "Time does not take too long. It only takes five or six minutes," said 39-year-old rice processor Liu Weidong (a pseudonym). Liu Weidong's rice processing factory is in the village of Qiaokou, not far from the responsible field of Wang Hu. He also bought Wang Hu's rice. Liu Weidong's processing plant is only a small factory in the area. His factory can process about 20 tons of rice per day.

In Jiangxi Province, rice is usually planted for two seasons a year. When rice is harvested every season, it is also the time when rice processors are busy. However, there are also some farmers who will store rice in their own barn and wait until the price is right for sale. "No food has been received in the past month." Liu Weidong said that he was frustrated. Due to the decline in prices, he has not acquired rice and he has not started construction in the past month. Liu Weidong’s factory gates are locked. In the factory compound, some weeds have grown to a calf-like height. Liu Weidong's factory processed "Jin ×" brand rice, and the main customers were in Guangzhou City and Foshan City, Guangdong Province. However, due to fewer shipments this year, some customers had already broken off their contacts.

"Frankly speaking, I don't know what to do if I find out how much cadmium is exceeded." Although Liu Weidong has repeatedly submitted inspections of products, he said that only occasionally the water content of rice was not up to the standard, but he never encountered excessive heavy metals in rice. . Another local grain trader disclosed in private that the neighboring county once detected the rice cadmium exceeded, but it is not clear how to handle it eventually. Liu Weidong’s uncle Liu Jianguo (a pseudonym) is also a local food company and has been in business for nearly 40 years. Liu Jianguo stated that there are no problems with the local acquisition of rice processing plants in the country. However, there are some processing plants that purchase rice from low prices in other places and the quality is difficult to guarantee.

However, in the August early rice acquisition season, Liu Weidong will also begin to buy rice again. "A few cents per kilogram of profit is already a good thing for the market." Liu Weidong said that rice processing profit is very thin, the market is too vulnerable to various factors.

Recently, the Guangdong Food Safety Office has announced a list of brands of cadmium-absorbed rice that have been detected in various regions of Guangdong. Among them, there are also several grain companies in Jiangxi Province. Although there were no grain companies in the Nanchang County area, the local quality supervision department also launched a major inspection of food safety enterprises on May 24. Law enforcement officers conducted a random survey of stocks in Liu Jianguo’s warehouse. “I told law enforcement officials that I feel confident about the product.” However, Liu Jianguo said, mainly because his rice source is local, and he still Have confidence. Liu Jianguo’s rice processing plant is currently undergoing expansion. When he harvests early rice in August, his processing plant is expected to double in size.

The whole process of transportation is sent to the highway

At present, the delivery of trucks from some logistics companies in Nanchang has become the most economical way for rice farmers in Nanchang County. Unlike vegetables, live poultry, meat, and other foods, there is not much demand for the transportation of rice. Mr. Wang, a logistics company owner in Qingyunpu District of Nanchang City, stated that he has helped transport rice in various townships in Nanchang County. Can pick up the door. The boss said frankly that he also heard that the recent rice market is low, and that the shipment of rice in the recent shipment is indeed relatively small.

If you have already contacted the customer, after a day of processing, a batch of rice with different specifications such as 25kg or 50kg can be shipped to Guangzhou through the logistics truck. Thanks to the high-speed accessibility throughout the entire journey, if the time requirements are tight, trucks can reach their destinations in the evening and arrive in Guangzhou the next day. They can also be sent directly to wholesalers.