Although Chen Mo is bloated, he is very sensitive to money and often checks the ranch account.
Every detail and expenditure in the ranch account, even if it is not explained clearly, is still generally known.
Previously, I used the money from the ranch account to repay Chen Mo's personal loan of 2 million yuan. At that time, there was only more than 5 million yuan left in the account.
For the construction of the brewery, all expenses are sought from third-party companies. By then, there will not be much money left in the account.
Chen Mo checked his account a few days ago and found that there was less than 200 in his account.
The main income of the ranch is neither mutton nor beef, but fresh milk.
The dairy farm raises 67 milk-producing Brett cows and 4,310 milk-producing Dorper sheep... In order to produce the best milk, the Valley Pasture Dairy Farm is different from other pastures. Other pasture cattle and sheep,
Express milk twice, three times, or even four times a day.
The cows and goats in the Valley Pasture are only milked once a day, and the output of fresh milk is very fixed. They produce about 950 pounds of milk every day. After all, they are not a specialized breed of dairy cows. They produce 15,000 pounds of goat milk.
This is the main income of the ranch. Milk production has increased, and the cooperation with Albertsons stores has been fully launched...
The retail price of goat's milk sold to Albertson's stores is $70 for a 6.5-pound barrel.
The daily output is 15,000 pounds, which seems like a lot, but is actually just over 2,300 barrels. From this alone, the monthly income reaches more than 5 million US dollars.
The four thousand dairy goats entered the dairy farm one after another in August, which means that the output of the previous dairy farm was not as high.
Furthermore, there was only 1.7 million in the account a few days ago, but now, Bright told himself that the ranch had 13.1 million in reserve funds...
Chen Mo looked over with a wonderful expression: "13.1 million, where is it?"
"Not yet, but in a few days... it should... definitely be there." Bright smiled awkwardly: "Before, the Ministry of Agriculture certified our ranch as an organic pasture. Although the pasture certification did not pass, it did pass the green certification.
.The fresh milk produced by the pasture should be able to pass the organic certification..."
Organic, green and pollution-free, these are three systems and three standards.
This is a bit complicated to say, but to put it simply, there are close to a hundred agricultural certification agencies in the United States. In fact, most of them only accept three authoritative agencies, one is the United States certification, the other is the European Union certification, and the third is the International Organic Association certification.
All three certifications have similar standards. USDA certification (US Department of Agriculture certification) is the simplest. If you pass USDA certification, getting the other two certifications is a matter of time and money.
Let’s talk about pollution-free first. It is easy to understand literally. There are no announced hazards. It is the most lenient of the three. It allows the use of designated safe pesticides, fertilizers, additives, etc. in the production process. Agricultural products entering large supermarkets are the most lenient.
At least it is a pollution-free product.
Green, an outstanding concept of sustainable development and environmental protection, must first be produced in a safe, good and pollution-free ecological environment. Most agricultural products in supermarkets can meet the green second-level standard. The green first-level standard is more stringent and requires that during the production process
Fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary drugs and other substances produced by chemical industries are not allowed to be used in the products. They are produced in accordance with organic methods and the product quality meets green food standards.
In the United States, green first-class foods are recognized as organic foods.
Organic, green and pollution-free, mainly consists of environmental standards of origin, production technical specifications, product quality standards, etc., with relevant signs.
This is somewhat similar to domestic agricultural product certification, which is a certification for a single agricultural product...
Farms and pastures that produce organic vegetables and organic fresh milk are not necessarily organic farms or pastures.
Organic farms and organic pastures are an overall certification, which can also be considered as origin certification. The farms, pastures, and pastures that can be certified by origin are green and represent the farm and pasture logo. There are very few farms and pastures that can pass these certifications.
The brand of organic produce is the green USDA label.
Organic farm certification and organic agricultural product certification are two systems, one is a complete system certification, and the other is a single product certification.
Agricultural products include vegetables, meat, and of course fresh milk.
River Valley Ranch has been striving for organic farm certification since its establishment, so that the ranch’s purchase list is very complete and can be traced back to any aspect of the product. Furthermore, after quality testing, it is not too difficult for the farm’s fresh milk products to pass organic certification.
Chen Mo drove the car back to the villa. Organic agricultural product certification, how should I put it? It is actually not difficult to pass...
As long as you spend money to do testing and can show the production process of the product, the chance of passing the certification is very high. This costs money, each green label is about 2 US dollars...
Green agricultural products certification, a farm with an annual output of 100,000 US dollars, the amount of each delivery is about 2% to 4% of the price of agricultural products.
After all, the USDA is not a charity, so it will certify you and issue labels for free?
If it is milk, if it is certified organic, the price will be doubled or even tripled. The price of organic milk is about the same as that of ordinary goat milk...
The price of goat's milk itself is high. Chen Mo sells it here and sells it to Ellison Cheese Factory for US$7.50, which is pure fresh milk that has not been processed.
The price sold to the Albertsons store was US$70 per barrel, which is approximately US$10.77 per pound. The price itself is very high...
Bright said it should be able to pass organic certification, but it hasn't passed yet.
Chen Mo frowned and drove the car to the farm: "The certification of organic agricultural products is to certify one batch and issue a batch of green labels. For most farms, certifying organic fresh milk is a thankless task. It requires manpower and material resources. If a certain
The tests for a period of time failed...and the market for organic milk is actually not big."
Bright looked at Chen Mo and whispered: "I have communicated with the Ministry of Agriculture and am willing to pay 7% of the product price for testing."
Seven percent...OEM fee.
This is a naked bribery. In the United States, this matter is not called bribery, but cooperation with a clearly stated price, and it is not illegal...
It is true that the United States is a money society. Even politicians’ elections are financed by money. River Valley Ranch supported the construction of the town of St. Beni, and the town of St. Beni built a police station. The police there have to help patrol the ranch from time to time.
, and even set up inspection sites for these...
The normal organic agricultural product certification fee is 2% to 4%. This is mainly quarterly agricultural product certification, and fresh milk is produced every day... After one batch is certified, and one batch is passed, the corresponding organic green label will be issued.
The seven percent fee, based on the output of River Valley Ranch, is no longer a simple certification.
"The retail price of fresh milk from pastures is already very expensive. How much can the price increase through organic certification?" Chen Mo touched his chin: "The market retail price is 137.5 US dollars per barrel, and the certification fee for each barrel of fresh milk is more than nine yuan. This
The money must be passed on to consumers. If the price increases, the market may be lost..."
"Boss, you can't settle the accounts like this. Before, the milk production of our ranch was small, but now the milk production is very large. Albertson's stores sell our fresh milk only in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles Bay Area.
, there have been several returns this month, that is, if it is not sold within 5 days, the supermarket will return the fresh milk to us." Bright touched his chin: "The organic label is still very beneficial, and it can be more recognized by consumers.
, it can also exempt local protection systems from entering other states.” Local protection in various states in the United States is serious, especially for agricultural products.