According to mushroom quotation provided by Jiangsu Fumin Agricultural & Trade Vegetable Wholesale Market, on May 20, Shiitake mushroom, Enoki mushroom, King oyster mushroom, Agrocybe cylindracea, Seafood mushroom, White beech mushroom and Brown Shimeji mushroom are 7 varieties that show price fall.
1.Price of Shiitake mushroom has dropped from 16 to 15 CNY per kg, indicating 6% of decline range.
2.Price of Enoki mushroom has dropped from 18 to 17 CNY per kg, indicating 6% of decline range.
3.Price of King oyster mushroom has dropped from 22 to 20 CNY per kg, indicating 9% of decline range.
4.Price of Agrocybe cylindracea has dropped from 8 to 7.5 CNY per kg, indicating 6% of decline range.
5.Price of Seafood mushroom has dropped from 20 to 12 CNY per kg, indicating 40% of decline range.
6.Price of White beech mushroom has dropped from 12 to 9 CNY per kg, indicating 25% of decline range.
7.Price of Brown Shimeji mushroom has dropped from 6.5 to 5.5 CNY per kg, indicating 15% of decline range.
On the contrary, by May 20, Pleurotus geesteranus is the sole variety that shows price rise, from 8.4 to 8.8 CNY per kg.
“In May, price of mushroom overall slips in our market by reason of slack sales season. Meanwhile, the possibility of a continuing decline of mushroom price in a short period of time in the future cannot be excluded,” said manager of Jiangsu Fumin Market passionately.