The first grain drying center in Chengdu was built and used by farmers to no longer rely on the sky!

In the golden autumn harvest season, the grain farmers are most afraid of the rainy weather in the past few days. This year, Li Zongxin, a large grain grower in the Yiyi Village of Feilong Township, is not worried at all. “The grain drying and storage center in our village has been put into use. We can dry 40 tons a day and have a storage capacity of 500 tons!”

It is reported that in order to solve the "difficulty of drying grain" for farmers and large-scale farmers, the Xieyi Village Grain Drying Center has invested nearly 3 million yuan and built four groups of drying machines, which can dry 40 tons a day, while promoting farmers' income. Food security is guaranteed. At present, the grain drying center has been put into use, and the related supporting infrastructure is being intensified.

Sunburn no longer depends on the sky

Xieyi Village, Feilong Township is one of the important grain production areas in our city. The whole village has an area of ​​3,000 mu of cultivated land, and it needs to collect about 100,000 kilograms of millet per year.

However, in the season of good harvest, it often encounters rainy and rainy days. If the newly harvested yellow valley cannot be dried immediately, it will be mildew in 2-3 days. With the expansion of large-scale production, the time and quantity of grain processing is concentrated, and with the increase of labor costs, grain drying has become a bottleneck that needs to be solved urgently for large-scale production.

According to the relevant person in charge of Xieyi Village, since the beginning of August this year, the Xieyi Village Grain Drying Center has started construction. The project has invested nearly 3 million yuan to build four groups of drying machines. One group can dry ten tons, and four groups can Dry 40 tons.

"In the past, we didn't have a place to dry, and then we moved every day and moved to the dam to go to the sun. Now it means that the labor has also been reduced, and the cost has also decreased." Li Zongxin, a large grain grower in Xieyi Village, has a real feeling. There is a good harvest in the year. After the rice harvest, it hits a rainy day. It can't be turned over. It is rare to encounter several weathers suitable for turning over the sun, and there is not enough dam and labor. In order to reduce losses, he had to sell the wet rice to nearby buyers, and counted hundreds of kilograms and lost thousands of dollars. "This year is good!" Li Zongxin said happily.

Not only the sun can be divided into red

Not only worry about the grain, but the grain drying center with the village collective as the main body can also let the members receive dividends.

The Grain Drying Center of Xieyi Village was jointly invested by Jianyang Huizhong Agricultural Investment Co., Ltd. and Xieyi Village. Many villagers have invested in becoming one of the shareholders. Li Zongxin is one of them. “This is a long-term business, more cost-effective than putting money in the bank!”

It is reported that in order to encourage the construction of drying storage centers, Chengdu has previously issued a policy to subsidize 150,000 yuan for each drying center that meets the standards. Under the guidance of the policy, many cooperatives have applied for construction.

According to the calculation, according to the design standards, each grain drying center will carry out grain drying business in the annual spring grain harvesting season, which can dry 12,000 tons of grain, and charge 240 yuan per ton according to the principle of low profit of public welfare service. It can also realize a revenue of 2.88 million yuan. After removing the drying cost, it can realize a profit of 300,000 yuan. According to the 10-year depreciation of the drying center equipment, the investment cost can be recovered in 5 years. Farmers use the drying center to dry food, which is also 160 yuan more than the traditional drying cost per ton.

“After the completion of the construction of 60 grain drying centers, the annual loss of food caused by the use of traditional grain drying methods will be reduced by 12,900 tons, and the income of farmers will be increased by about 35.77 million yuan.” The relevant staff of the Food Development Office of the Chengdu Development and Reform Commission introduced.