HLM -Chapter 1120 Milk Production

After the purple crystal bottles arrived, Wang Bo filled them with the extracted sheep oil.

Once the sheep oil was left to stand for a few days, the few remaining residues would settle at the bottom, leaving only high-quality sheep oil.

The bottle that Peterson had delivered already looked very crystalline, though it still carried a faint misty appearance. After standing for a few days, the sheep oil naturally separated.

The top layer of oil was the clearest and most transparent, almost colorless. The middle layer was a pale yellow crystal, and below that was the misty “heavy oil zone.”

Naturally, the higher the layer, the better the quality; the lower the layer, the lower the value.

However, even the lower layers were of excellent purity; they were not murky—just visually misty.

In fact, storing the oil in the purple crystal bottles made it look more beautiful and mysterious. When the bottle was shaken, the misty oil swirled slowly, as if it contained something sealed within.

Wang Bo extracted the topmost ultra-premium sheep oil and gave it to Eva as a gift.

Eva looked at the small bottle and smiled: “Wow, it’s beautiful. What is it?”

Wang Bo shrugged: “Guess.”

Dale ran over, eager to grab it: “It must be perfume! I want a bottle of perfume! Teacher, you’re so nice.”

Wang Bo gently held her little head. The girl pouted, trying to push his hand away but couldn’t.

Wang Bo said: “From now on, call me brother-in-law, not teacher.”

“Then if I call you brother-in-law, will you give me a bottle of perfume?” the little girl cunningly bargained.

Wang Bo said: “Of course, no problem.”

He let go of her, but then Eva grabbed the little girl’s head and said: “No, Dale, you’re not allowed to wear makeup until you’re sixteen.”

“Why not?” Dale, who was starting to care about her appearance, complained.

Eva looked at her: “Who’s the older sister and who’s the younger sister?”

“You’re the older sister, I’m the younger sister,” the little girl said glumly. “But we’re not related by blood.”

She sulked, about to walk away, when Wang Bo beckoned her. Lazily, she asked: “What is it, teacher?”

“Didn’t you promise to change the way you address me?” Wang Bo said, frustrated.

Dale became even more frustrated: “But you’re not giving me perfume anyway.”

Wang Bo smiled mysteriously: “The cosmetic in my hand is even better than perfume. If you change how you address me, I’ll give it to you.”

“My sister won’t let me use it,” the little girl said sadly, sighing.

Wang Bo said: “You can use this one.”

He took out another bottle and handed it to her. Dale’s face lit up, and she bounced away happily with it.

“You haven’t even thanked me! Where’s your manners?”

Without looking back, the little girl shouted: “Thank you, teacher.”

Wang Bo smiled wryly; this girl was far too clever.

Eva didn’t stop him. She tried a little and immediately recognized it as sheep oil. After rubbing some on her face, she raised an eyebrow: “Hmm, excellent sheep oil. My skin feels much more hydrated and smooth.”

The most remarkable thing about this sheep oil was that it left no greasy feeling after use, which was truly impressive.

The number of sheep was ultimately limited, and the amount of sheep oil extracted was also limited.

With over ten thousand sheep, only fourteen wooden barrels were extracted, each holding fifty liters—that’s just over six hundred liters, not even seven hundred liters in total.

So Wang Bo abandoned the idea of selling it on the market. He decided to store the sheep oil for personal use and gifts.

He also gave a bottle to each of his subordinates. After use, the feedback was excellent—over the past few days, everyone in the office had noticeably healthier, rosy skin.

After seeing the effect of the sheep oil, Bowen suggested: “Boss, should we expand sheep farming?”

Wang Bo shook his head: “There isn’t enough space or resources. If we’re going to expand livestock farming, dairy cows are the best choice.”

He held a news report from the Bull Club. Recently, a global dairy auction was held in Australia, and dairy product prices had begun a continuous upward rebound.

Except for a slight drop in one auction, six of the seven auctions saw price increases, and the trend was accelerating.

Data analysis showed that because the supply of dairy products had declined, the price of whole milk powder—the product with the highest demand—rose the fastest, which would inevitably push retail milk powder prices sharply higher.

In this situation, Wang Bo seized the opportunity and quickly invested in a milk pasteurization and filling production line.

He asked Leonard, the general manager of the Bull Club, to help contact machinery suppliers for the production line. They acted quickly and delivered and installed the machines within a week.

Installing such a production line was easy; the hard part was collecting and transporting the milk.

Collecting milk was simple. When he purchased a large number of dairy cows for the ranch, a milking workshop had already been built. Fully automated, once the cows were in the workshop, the machines milked them automatically.

With the sterilization workshop set up, his ranch could start selling milk externally.

Leonard came to Sunset Town to watch the trial operation of the machines. He said: “You made the right choice. According to the GDT index, the global demand for milk sources will be very high for the foreseeable future.”

The GDT index is the Global Dairy Trade price index, reflecting the supply-demand relationship and price changes of dairy products.

In the Australian dairy auctions, this index jumped 11.4 percentage points, from $2,965 at the beginning of the year to $3,327.

This dramatic price change was caused by a drop in supply from 31,500 tons to 27,700 tons. Additionally, global dairy giant Fonterra predicts that New Zealand’s solid dairy product output next year will decrease by 6.8% compared to this year.

In previous years, New Zealand’s summer climate was harsh and dry, causing massive grass shortages. Many dairy farmers, unable to withstand production costs, slaughtered large numbers of cows.

Fewer cows naturally meant less milk.

Wang Bo said: “I’m producing high-end milk products aimed at the middle-class and above, so the GDT index isn’t very important to me.”

Leonard pursed his lips: “In that case, you might as well produce higher-value secondary products, like milk powder, cream, or cheese. Their value is even greater.”

Wang Bo nodded: “Don’t worry, I’ll do that, but the production lines for those are too complicated for now.”

Leonard leaned on the fence: “Your development is really enviable. Most ranches in the club aren’t progressing like this. I’m worried they won’t survive.”

Due to the El Niño phenomenon, New Zealand’s upcoming spring and summer are still expected to be dry with little rainfall.