Argentina is located in the southern hemisphere and is one of the three major powers in South America. Its superior environment has contributed to Argentina's strong economic development.
For Argentina, the Pampas grassland in its hands is one of the three largest grasslands in the world. With its unique climate, the area is very suitable for the growth of cattle.
One more thing, before the arrival of European colonists, there were no cattle in South America. It was only after the arrival of European colonists that cattle were brought here.
However, the first batch of Spanish colonists to arrive in Argentina did not stay long. They were abandoned because of the lack of gold and silver mines needed by Spain. They were abandoned later, and the cattle they raised did not leave with them, so they were abandoned.
, and then the first batch of cattle appeared in the Pampas grassland.
And these abandoned cattle live a carefree and multiplied life in the Pampas, a place that is very suitable for growing. There are no natural enemies, causing the number of cattle to explode.
Later, when the Spanish colonists came to the area again, they were surprised to find that the Pampas was full of cattle. Now, Argentina had resources. So later, these European colonists settled here with the leather business.
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At the same time, some strange professions were also born, such as adventurers such as the cow hunter.
They searched for wild cattle everywhere in the Pampas and brought them to the coastal colonies for slaughter and leather. As for the meat and internal organs of so many cattle, I'm sorry, I ate these things if I could, and if I couldn't eat them, I just threw them away.
Because the cargo capacity of the sailboat is limited, only products with higher value can be carried first.
The herds of cattle brought back by cattle seekers can easily reach tens of thousands, which has also attracted more adventurers to come here for profit.
According to estimates, there were hundreds of millions of cattle in the Pampas at that time. No one knew exactly how many cattle there were. They only knew that cattle could be found everywhere in the Pampas, so you just had to look for them.
However, the emergence of such a large number of cattle hunters has gradually reduced the number of wild cattle in the Pampas grassland. At its peak, the number of cattle hunted was tens of thousands at a time, and it dropped to thousands or hundreds.
The number of wild cattle in the Pampas has also been reduced to several million. At this time, it is no longer possible to rely on wild cattle. The unique environment of the grassland cannot be wasted, so raising cattle has become inevitable.
Relying on cattle raising and grain cultivation, Argentina's economy has been booming since independence, and the economy is very good.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Argentina's small population. You must know that Argentina has been introducing European immigrants, and the total population of Argentina does not exceed 10 million.
The vast land and sparse population make life very easy for Argentines. This has also attracted many Italians. Italians currently occupy the second place in Argentina. This shows how much Italian immigrants like this place.
Of course, for the current Argentina, its main export commodities are grain, leather, oil and meat. At present, Argentina has more than 50 million cattle breeding, and the leather, oil and meat produced, light
The Argentines themselves can't eat it all, so how can they do it if they don't export it?
Currently, there are hundreds of trading companies in Argentina selling Argentina’s output goods to the world.
Among them, Broadford Trading Company is one of them.
The company is also involved in the export of products from Argentina, but the trading commodities it chooses to export are different from the mainstream bulk commodities currently exported by Argentina. The company chooses products mainly based on meat processing, such as dried meat, which is easy to store.
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Although the price of meat in Argentina is extremely cheap, raw meat cannot be preserved. If you want to export it abroad, you basically use dried meat products.
The company exports up to 3,000 tons of dried meat every year, bringing huge profits to Broadford Trading Company.
And one more thing, maritime transportation in South America is still dominated by sailing ships. Although the times are improving, it is far away from the main market of Europe, and there are few ports in the Atlantic for supply docking, so currently the most economical
The method is still to use a sailboat.
Of course, the sailboats currently used in South America are not the wooden sailboats that require many people to operate the canvas. Times are progressing. Although sailboats are no longer the mainstream of shipping, they still play an irreplaceable role in some areas.
So sailing boats are also improving.
At present, the largest sailing ship in the world reaches tens of thousands of tons. With the assistance of various machines, only dozens of people are needed to operate it.
It is precisely because of the long shipping time that the bulk commodities exported from South America do not have a short shelf life.
"Mr. Broadford, we are talking about another big order from the Italian Marl Trading Company. They sent a telegram saying that they want fifteen hundred tons of beef jerky."
The sales manager took a telegram and rushed into the office of general manager David Broadford.
Broadford took the telegram and read it, and after a while he said, "Our business is good this year. In just five months, we have sold more than 4,000 tons. Even last year, we only sold 4,000 tons."
, this is very abnormal.”
The manager said, "Mr. Broadford, are you saying that a war is about to break out in Europe and someone is hoarding supplies?"
"It should be like this." Broadford then said to his sales manager. "You go back and increase the external quotation of our products by 5%. If the order volume is not reduced by 20%, then we will discuss the price increase."
"Okay, General Manager."
The approach of Broadford Trading Company is very normal. Because the demand for goods increases, prices will naturally increase. It has nothing to do with anything else and is entirely due to the nature of businessmen.
In fact, not only dried meat, but also various grains and some minerals have increased to a certain extent since this year.
The main reason is that the situation in Europe is tense, and all countries have begun to reserve some materials. Of course, food and minerals needed for industry that cannot be produced by themselves must be priority reserves. Therefore, under the leadership of various countries, these materials related to people's livelihood and production have
A certain amount of growth.
In terms of the increased purchases by European countries, Italy's purchases are the largest, ranging from saltpeter and copper mines from Chile, wheat and meat from Argentina, pig hair from the Far East, tung oil, tungsten ore, dyes from India, etc., Italy
Materials are purchased in large quantities from all over the world.
Some of these supplies are reserved for half a year, some for one year, and some for three or four years, mainly depending on the demand for the Italian war.
Italy's large-scale purchases have also pushed up the prices of these raw materials, but Italy ignores the rising prices. Instead, it continues to increase the number of purchases. Orders from Italy are also piling up the desks of traders selling these materials.
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