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Chapter 149: Unexpected Visitor, Xu Yang’s Resources!

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Unexpected Visitor, Xu Yang’s Resources!

The potato harvest was successfully completed.

All the bags were piled up in the well-ventilated storeroom.

While the employees busied themselves with daily tasks, Xu Yang started to hustle to communicate with merchants who could purchase the potatoes.

The most important thing for a boss is still communication.

He called several potato purchasers in a row to discuss prices.

Hearing that Xu Yang had over 40,000 jin of potatoes, all the merchants were very interested.

The offered prices started from 0.61 yuan per jin, with the highest being 0.65 yuan per jin.

The purchasers would bear the transportation costs and send trucks to pick them up directly.

Obviously, Xu Yang couldn’t accept this price.

The price of potatoes varies by region; for instance, in Xinjiang where the area is large and potato production is high, prices are lower, sometimes even reaching 0.51 yuan per jin.

In the central regions, it’s roughly 0.89 yuan per jin.

"The price is still too low, my potatoes are a lot better than those on the market,"

"they are definitely worth more than this."

"Recently, when potatoes from Inner Mongolia hit the market, the lowest price was 0.71 yuan per jin."

Xu Yang didn’t agree to the merchants’ quotes.

So the problem arose, with hundreds of bags of potatoes piled up, how to sell them off.

In fact, 40,000 jin was just an estimate; after a careful check, Xu Yang conservatively estimated a yield of 10,000 jin per acre, so these slightly more than five acres should yield about 50,000 jin.

The purchasers were still urging Xu Yang:

"If you can sell it, sell it early. There are too many potatoes in the Northeast now, and they move off the shelves very slowly. There isn’t such a big market externally."

"You’re talking about the high-end market—there is one indeed, which offers higher prices, but many people are fighting over the premium potato market, and it’s already full."

"It’s hard for you to find a high-end buyer; a bunch of people are lining up at their door waiting to be picked. How can your potatoes get selected!"

What the purchaser said made some sense.

Small growers without connections can indeed only sell to the purchasers.

More critically, at potato production bases, where there are thousands of acres of land dedicated to potatoes, individual or small farms with just a few acres simply don’t catch the high-end market’s eye.

Unless there’s a one-on-one sales outlet.

For example, a small restaurant that needs premium potatoes might find just the right farm, and if they reach a cooperation, that would work out.

Xu Yang stepped out of the courtyard and strode around the farm.

He was pondering over the potato marketing channels, so his expression was rather serious.

Two dogs and Little Mei Hua followed him around.

They sensed that Xu Yang’s mood wasn’t very high.

Little animals don’t understand human troubles.

In fact, for Xu Yang, 50,000 jin of potatoes, at 0.60 or 0.70 yuan per jin, amounting to just over 30,000 yuan, was not a large sum.

But it felt wrong to let these good-quality potatoes be sold too cheaply. He couldn’t let others take advantage of his hard work.

That would be too awful.

Xu Yang planned to take some potato samples to the market tomorrow.

But that method wasn’t very effective.

A potato is a potato, no matter how good it can’t be that expensive.

"It’s not easy to aim for the high-end market without connections. I can only treat them as ordinary potatoes."

"But my variety is indeed good, with high yield and high starch content."

"Even if I could find one good channel, I feel future cooperation would be better."

Xu Yang arrived at an open space and saw Little Fox coming, so he squatted down to rub the fox’s face.

However, he was still deep in thought, petting the fox being an unconscious motion.

The fox, on the other hand, seemed quite happy, yelping joyfully.

Just then, Xu Yang’s phone suddenly rang. It was Mr. Liu Rui from Agricultural University, who had taken some potatoes before.

"Mr. Xu, are you busy?" Liu Rui greeted.

"Not really, nothing much." Xu Yang responded over the phone.

"So, I took a few potatoes from your field, didn’t I? I came back and made an analysis report. The amino acid content, dietary fiber, and vitamin C content in your potatoes are all very high."

"The quality is particularly good."

"So, I was wondering, do these potatoes have a specific variety name? I’d like to continue breeding the next generation."

Liu Rui sounded somewhat excited.

"There’s no specific name, they were just some big ones I bought from outside. They just grew up this big."

"Mr. Liu, can I ask, do you have any good channels to sell potatoes? I’m about to sell these 40,000 to 50,000 jin of potatoes, but the purchasers’ offers are too low. I want to look for new channels." Xu Yang inquired through the phone.

"A sales channel? I really don’t have any, the Agricultural University doesn’t have a potato collaboration project."

"Your potatoes shouldn’t be sold at market price; they’re much better than ordinary ones. If you find the right partner, they will surely only cooperate with you in the future."

"Your potato flesh is rich in color, whether fried or stewed, the fragrance and taste are definitely superior, and the texture is rather fluffy, suitable for the high-end market."

"But I really can’t help you, I’m sorry." Liu Rui responded on the phone.

"Then, Mr. Liu, may I have a copy of the potato analysis report? I want to use it online, is that against the rules?" Xu Yang asked further.

"No problem, I made this analysis report myself, and I can vouch for it. You’re free to use it."

"I’ll send you the PDF scan right away; it has the laboratory’s certification stamp."

Liu Rui immediately agreed.

"Thank you very much."

Xu Yang said with a smile of gratitude.

An analysis report from a university laboratory is also a part of Xu Yang’s social resources.

Ordinary people really couldn’t get their hands on these.

Of course, getting an institution to analyze potato nutrients is not difficult, but what’s tough is getting that stamp—the more prestigious the institution, the greater the authority of the report.