Mushroom Matter

Mushroom Matter

Welcome on our platform. Why MUSHROOM MATTER? Because mushrooms play an important role in our lives as well in business. Our goal is to bring the world the very latest mushroom news with the upmost care to support the positioning of our beloved Mushroom.

On January 7, Shiitake mushrooms farmed in Baishan Mushroom Cooperative are in good growth trend.

Baishan Mushroom Cooperative is an all-round mushroom base which sets R&D of new mushroom variety, popularization and application of new technology, training of cultivator, production and marketing of characteristic mushroom into one.

“2 sunlight greenhouses that respectively cover 50 mu of area were built in 2015 and 2016, now, annual processing volume on Shiitake mushroom reaches 1.5 million sticks, daily output on Shiitake mushroom comes to 2000 kg, average annual mushroom output hits 3000 tons,” introduces person in charge of the cooperative warmly. “In our cooperative, daily requirement obtains 2-3 tons, by the end of 2018, gross mushroom sales totaled over 1000 tons.”

In 2017, armed with fund and technical strength, Baishan Mushroom Cooperative launched into R&D of Black fungus and Seafood mushroom, and established 80 mushroom sheds which annually output 300,000 mushroom nutrient bags.
On January 3, in greenhouses managed by Hubei Nonghua Agricultural Technology Co., LTD, Shiitake mushrooms are in harvest season.

Established in 2007, by now, Hubei Nonghua Agricultural Technology Co., LTD has been developed into a modernized agricultural technology enterprise which integrates R&D, production, processing, marketing and technical promotion into one.

In September of 2013, registered capital of the company was increased to 30 million CNY. Over the years, Nonghua Company actively builds cooperation with Agricultural University of Hubei Province, Agricultural University of Jiangxi Province and other scientific research institutes. By 2018, the company has helped 20 poor households grasp the technology of mushroom cultivation and distributed above 200,000 CNY of payoff.
Recently, Mr. Zhou Lianchun who lives in Panzhuangzi Village, Yutian County, Hebei Province of China is busy with Shiitake mushroom picking in his base.

“Now, i manage two greenhouses, 200-250 kg of fresh Shiitake mushrooms could be generally picked in each greenhouse, market price is at a range of 6.4-7.8 CNY per kg and average daily revenues hit 3000 CNY,” said Mr. Zhou Lianchun with enthusiasm, going on that over the years,

Yutian County insists on guiding farmers to embark on mushroom cultivation, characteristic varieties include Reishi mushroom, Shiitake mushroom, Black fungus, Chestnut mushroom and so on. Up to now, area for mushroom cultivation has been expanded to over 700 mu, profits generated via mushroom cultivation hit nearly 40 million CNY within the county.
On December 27, Morel mushrooms farmed in Chongqing Xinjiyuan Agricultural Development Co., LTD are in fruiting phase, and the anticipated marketing time sets in by the end of the month.
Morel mushroom is a kind of edible and medicinal mushroom which shapes like the stomach of sheep, it is packed with protein, vitamin, amino acid and other 20 nutrient elements, and it is preferred by consumers.

“After years of research and experiment, we tackled the problem on strain isolation, purification and domestication of Morel mushroom. In our company, the period from sowing to fruiting of Morel mushroom is shortened to 33 days. This year, we did the sowing in early autumn and picking time started from 25th, December,” said chairman of Xinjiyuan Company passionately.

The 12th. Chinese mushroom days have taken place from November 16 to November 19 2018 in Zhangzhou, China. Each year this event is growing and growing and proves its success. The Chinese mushroom market is developing at rapid speed and the need for knowledge, innovation, product and technical information on mushrooms is evident. The Dutch Shelves System and Composting system is very interesting to the Chinese Market and a lot of developments are based on Dutch knowledge.

The mushroom sector was well represented and the almost all key players were present during these days. Two workshops were held, Lambert Spawn and Sylvan organised successful readings. Lambert Spawn invited several interesting speakers for their workshops like, Marc den Ouden Mushroom Office, Geert Lemmers Monaghan, Johan Baars Wageningen University, Eric Vernooij Champfood.

For more pictures of this event, please click here!

Over the years, Manas County, Sinkiang of China keeps on seizing mushroom industry as the breakthrough point that promotes the transformation and upgrading, quality elevation and benefit enhancement of agriculture, constantly accelerating the development step of agriculture while effectively leading farmers to realize stable income elevation.

On December 17, in one of mushroom cooperatives located in Manas County, mushroom cultivation is orderly in process.

“Our cooperative absorbs over 20 members, covers above 50 mu of growing area while its annual output value hits at least 3 million CNY,” said Ms. Yang Qin, principal of the cooperative warmly.

According to statistical data, from January to October of 2018, gross capacity of mushroom cultivation reached 6.2 million bags, output value hit 63 million CNY in Manas County, up for 8%.

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