Chapter five hundred and nine selling strawberries
Because some things have not been agreed upon, Wu Wen'an stayed at the end. After everyone left, seeing that Wu Fei was planning to discuss things with Wu Wen'an, Wu Bang said: "Let's go to have a meal first, otherwise they will be here for a long time. Wen'an, don't go back to eat at noon. Just eat a little at my house later, and you can just have a conversation while eating."
Although Wu Wen'an said that he would help Wu Fei sell strawberries when he started planting strawberries, but Wu Wen'an had never come to Wu Fei's strawberry greenhouse to see it.
This time I heard that the strawberries in Wu Fei’s greenhouse were about to ripen, and I could go to the county town to see the strawberries in Wu Fei.
However, in the morning, Wu Fei was about to harvest the vegetables, so he helped to collect the vegetables for a whole morning. That is, when everyone was picking strawberries, Wu Wen'an looked at the three varieties of strawberries that Wu Fei planted, and tasted each of them.
"You should also know the price of strawberries outside now. In the county town, the best strawberries are only sold at 35 or 36 yuan per pound, and the price we wholesale is only more than 20 yuan per pound."
While eating, Wu Wen'an said to Wu Fei: "Everyone is my own, and I don't tell you anything lies to Xiao Fei. The three varieties of strawberries you plant can be said to be the best batch of strawberries I have seen in the years of selling strawberries."
"But the strawberry market in our county is so big, and no matter how high the price is, it is not much higher. So the price I can pay this time is that flannel strawberries can cost up to 18 yuan per pound. This kind of strawberry is also the most sold strawberry in the county now."
Last time Wu Fei asked the old seedlings in Jiamu Seedling Farm, and the variety of strawberry seedlings and flanges he sold accounted for more than 70%. Near Wu Fei and the others, there are many strawberry seedlings, and almost all of them bought strawberry seedlings from Jiamu Seedling Farm.
Wu Fei also knew that what Wu Wen'an said was true. For example, the strawberries that Wu Wen'an took from Wu Fei for 18 yuan per pound, and then sold them through Wu Wen'an's hands, the price was at most 22 or 23. No matter how high it was, it would not be approved.
Of course, if you sell it yourself, you will almost make half of it. The problem is how much fruits as expensive as strawberries can be sold by one person in a day. The main thing is to sell them wholesale, so that more people can sell them quickly.
So what Wu Wen'an said is that the price of 18 yuan per catty is a normal price, and no one is considered a loss.
"Uncle Wen, there is no problem with flannel strawberries for 18 yuan per pound, but how much does the price of cow strawberries and red-eye strawberries cost per pound every year? These two types of strawberries are a little higher than flannel strawberries, right?" Wu Fei had no objection to the price of flannel strawberries, but there are two other two strawberries.
Zhangji strawberries are a variety introduced abroad, also called Sweetbao strawberries and Cream strawberries. The shape of the strawberries is an oblong cone, with soft flesh, rich juice, and a particularly sweet taste. Anyone who likes to eat strawberries likes them very much.
The yield per mu of Zhangji strawberries is generally around 4,000 kilograms, which is much lower than that of flannel strawberries.
Because of its small output and high quality, the price sold is much higher than that of flannel strawberries.
The disadvantage of Zhangji strawberries is that their fruits are too soft and cannot be stored for a long time, and they are not suitable for long-distance transportation. Therefore, the most suitable place for this kind of strawberries is the suburbs close to the city or a farm stay, which is especially suitable for tourists to pick them in person.
If Zhangji strawberries want to be stored for a few more days, they must be picked when they are 70% ripe, so that they can be stored for a longer period of time under low temperature conditions.
Originally, Wu Fei's original idea of growing this kind of strawberries was to let the people who bought the strawberries pick it themselves, but no one expected that this would happen.
But no matter what, it is certain that the price is higher than the flange strawberries.
The yield of Hongyan strawberries is similar to that of Zhangji strawberries. Originally, Hongyan strawberries were a premature variety that could almost ripen in November last year. However, because Wu Fei planted it too late, the three strawberries almost ripened together.
However, in this way, the precocious varieties are now not much higher than strawberries with higher yields like flange.
However, the fruits of Hongyan strawberries are much harder than those of Zhangji strawberries, and the fragrance of the fruits is much more obvious than those of the other two strawberries.
Because of its high hardness, Hongyan strawberries are also more suitable for long-distance transportation and will last much longer.
However, in this situation, no matter how many advantages these two types of strawberries have, they are much inferior to flannel strawberries.
Sure enough, the price Wu Wen'an said was not beyond Wu Fei's expectations: "I pay 20 yuan per pound of these two strawberries, and Zhang Ji's strawberries cannot be picked too many at a time. It is best to have about 300 boxes, not more than 500 boxes."
"In addition, I will prepare about 1,000 kilograms of flannel strawberries for me first, and 500 kilograms of Hongyan strawberries. I will call you when I go up and straighten out the matters in the store."
In this way, it looks like 2,000 kilograms. Based on 18 yuan per kilogram, it is 36,000 yuan, less than 40,000 yuan.
However, Ma Yanwen will bring people here tomorrow, at least one or two thousand kilograms, and the first batch of strawberries can be sold for almost half.
"Actually, if you change the opportunity, without the current situation, the price of strawberries like you can be much higher. I just looked at it and most of the flange strawberries that are planted are more than one or two. Such strawberries can be sold directly to those big hotels, and the price is at least 30% higher than in the wholesale market."
Finally, Wu Wen'an said: "The most important thing is that the strawberries you are not obviously small, they are all about the same size. This is very rare. Otherwise, you have to select the big ones and sort them out. This will not only waste a lot of labor, but also damage a lot of strawberries."
Wu Fei also discovered such a problem. The fruits of these strawberries in the field are really very symmetrical. Except for some of them, the others are about the same size. There is no need to choose them deliberately when picking them. They can be picked directly and packed in a box.
Picking strawberries is also a very time-consuming task. For example, those strawberries that need to be classified in size can be picked more than 100 kilograms per person in a day.
Fortunately, Wu Fei's strawberries do not need to be classified and can be packaged directly in a box. In addition, there is plenty of manpower now, so I think there should be no problem picking 2,000 kilograms of strawberries in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!