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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 11, peak picking time of Pleurotus geesteranus has just come to a conclusion in Lvxian Mushroom Base located in Manghaizhou Village, Tuojiang Town, Hunan Province of China.

“In our base, daily fruiting volume came to 1500 kg in 8 temperature-controlled sheds during the peak picking season, monthly sales reached nearly 500,000 CNY,” said principal of Lvxian Mushroom Base with enthusiasm. “The base holds the gross investment of 50 million CNY, by February of 2019, over 40 mushroom factories are in planned operation while 2 production lines and 1 food safety test line will be built, the expected daily fruiting volume comes to 10 tons, annual output on mushroom nutrient bags attains 3 million bags, annual output value hits 20 million CNY while over 300 poor population are expected to get stable jobs through mushroom farming.”
According to mushroom quotation provided by Guangdong Guangzhou Zengcha Road Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market, on January 10, Shiitake mushroom, Oyster mushroom, Enoki mushroom, King oyster mushroom, White beech mushroom, Brown Shimeji mushroom, Seafood mushroom, Hericium erinaceus and Straw mushroom are 9 mushroom varieties that show price rise.

1. Price of Shiitake mushroom has been risen from 14 to 17 CNY per kg, showing 21% of increase range. 

2. Price of Oyster mushroom has been risen from 5.6 to 6 CNY per kg, showing 7% of increase range. 

3. Price of Enoki mushroom has been risen from 7 to 9 CNY per kg, showing 29% of increase range.

4. Price of King oyster mushroom has been risen from 6 to 7 CNY per kg, showing 17% of increase range.

5. Price of White beech mushroom has been risen from 14 to 26.7 CNY per kg, showing 91% of increase range.

6. Price of Brown Shimeji mushroom has been risen from 10 to 16 CNY per kg, showing 60% of increase range.

7. Price of Seafood mushroom has been risen from 10 to 14.5 CNY per kg, showing 45% of increase range.

8. Price of Hericium erinaceus has been risen from 16 to 18 CNY per kg, showing 13% of increase range.

9. Price of Straw mushroom has been risen from 24 to 25 CNY per kg, showing 4% of increase range.

 
On the contrary, by January, 10, Black fungus, Drumstick mushroom, Agrocybe cylindracea, Button mushroom, Pleurotus geesteranus and Pleurotus nebrodensis are 6 varieties that show price fall.
1. Price of Black fungus has been dropped from 6.6 to 6.4 CNY per kg, indicating 3% of decline range.

2. Price of Drumstick mushroom has been dropped from 20 to 18 CNY per kg, indicating 10% of decline range.

3. Price of Agrocybe cylindracea has been dropped from 10 to 8.4 CNY per kg, indicating 16% of decline range.

4. Price of Button mushroom has been dropped from 14 to 12 CNY per kg, indicating 14% of decline range.

5. Price of Pleurotus geesteranus has been dropped from 10 to 8 CNY per kg, indicating 20% of decline range.

6. Price of Pleurotus nebrodensis has been dropped from 18 to 16 CNY per kg, indicating 11% of decline range.

“What’s more, market price of Auricularia polytricha and Cordyceps sinensis is respectively at 4 CNY and 20 CNY per kg. These days, mushroom price shows an overall upward trend in Zengcha Market, and it is expected to go on rising as Chinese New Year approaches,” introduces person in charge of Guangdong Guangzhou Zengcha Road Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market warmly.
On January 10, Bear’s paw mushrooms (虎掌菇) cultivated in Jimsar County, Sinkiang of China are in satisfactory growth tendency.

“The expected mu output comes to over 500 kg and the present market price is at 15 CNY per kg,” introduces Mr. Wang Gaofeng, one of Bear’s paw mushroom growers in Jimsar County, going on that each year, gross revenues generated through 5 Bear’s paw mushroom greenhouses hit 500,000 CNY.

As the rare mushroom variety, Bear’s paw mushroom carries tender and crisp texture, contains amino acid, polysaccharide, crude fiber and other essential elements which are necessary to human bodies. In Sinkiang, cultivation technology of Bear’s paw mushroom was introduced from Fujian Province of China, now, its whole growth period is at 75 days or so and fruiting period only takes up 7-10 days. Unbelievably, Bear’s paw mushroom holds low demand to temperature and it could be cultivated within minus 30 degrees.
We are excited to invite you to join us during 26-28, April in Zibo City, Shandong Province of China for The 2nd Shiitake Mushroom Industry Innovation Development Meeting sponsored by China Edible Mushroom Business Net and Shandong Qihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd.

Over the years, Shiitake mushroom has been grasped as one of the leading varieties that boost precise poverty alleviation in China, and it keeps on playing a positive and promoting effect on growth of agricultural efficiency, growth of farmers’ income and rural revitalization. Meanwhile, a series of problems on strained supply of raw materials, low intensive level, poor market circulation exist in spawn selection, technical innovation, production management and market construction of China’s Shiitake industry. Consequently, we need more communication and study so as to positively figure solutions out, break development bottleneck and realize innovative and sustainable development.
 
We sincerely invite mushroom growers, researchers, marketers, distributors and gathers coming from all over the world to meet in Zibo City at the appointed time, if you are interested, please enroll in at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or contact us at Whatsapp: +8613141271083
 
Meeting Highlights: 
During the meeting, we will arrange a visit to Shiitake mushroom base. And, for all attendees, after the meeting, training of Shiitake mushroom will be provided FOR FREE if you want. For more details, please give continuous attention on us.
 
Registration:
Regular participants: 200 USD PER PERSON
 
Accommodation:
Chosen Hotel: Shandong Qisheng International Hotel (Site: http://www.sdqshotel.cn/index1.html)
 
About Shandong Qihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd (山东七河生物科技股份有限公司):
 
Founded in 2000, Shandong Qihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. holds the registered fund of 47.8552 million CNY and situates in Zichuan Economic Development Zone of Zibo City, Shandong Province of China. Over the years, the company actively plunges itself into mushroom production, demonstration, promotion, processing, R&D and export business.

Up to now, Qihe Company has been successively awarded as Key Leading Enterprise of Provincial Agricultural Industrialization, Top Ten Leading Enterprises of Mushroom Industry of Shandong Province, National Standard Vegetable Garden, National Agricultural Standardization Demonstration Zone, Undertaking Unit of National Mars Program and so on. In May, 2016, Qihe Company was listed on Three Board, and stock code refers to 837204. 

Qihe Company holds mushroom base that covers over 1500 mu of area, above 500 sunlight Shiitake mushroom greenhouses and industrialized Shiitake workshop that occupies 30,000 square meters, annual output capacity on Shiitake mushroom bags comes to 30 million bags, products are not only sold well in China, but also exported to Korea, Japan, America, Germany, Canada and other nations, which contributes to annual export earnings of over 30 million USD. From 2011 to now, the company has built 8 subsidiaries and 9 production bases one after another out of China through overseas investment. In addition, Qihe Company has also acquired 3 authorized international invention patents, 1 variety certification, 7 patents for utility models and 1 design patent.

Furthermore, Qihe Company has established modern enterprise management system and good agricultural practices, products developed by the company pass GAP, HACCP Quality Management System Certification, Food Safety Management System Certification, Pollution-free Origin Certification, Pollution-free Agricultural Products Certification and so on. In accordance with the philosophy of Standardized and International Agriculture, a new path that highlights “Domestic Spawn Running, Oversea Fruiting and Marketing” has been smoothly exploited.

Regarding the achievement made in China, Qihe Company positively establishes cooperation with Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Shanghai City and Shandong Province, Shandong Agriculture University, Qingdao Agriculture University and other scientific research units. On an international aspect, it attaches great importance to intelligence introduction from oversea nations and technical communication, strives to reach for an internationally-leading enterprise core technology and realize a sustainable development.

In the next three years, Qihe Company intends to raise 500 million CNY of investment on establishment of modernized production workshop of Shiitake mushroom that covers 50,000 square meters, 1000 sunlight Shiitake greenhouses, thematic mushroom museum, mushroom picking garden that covers 150 mu as well as mushroom training school. Meanwhile, it is also going to positively open up international markets and constantly expand production scale, build itself into a large-scale and influential distribution center of mushroom products in China.
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.

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