As the second largest mushroom variety in China, Black fungus occupies 18% of China’s gross mushroom output.
“In 2017, gross mushroom output attained 528,000 tons and output value reached 13 billion CNY in Yunnan Province of China. By 2020, the expected gross output is going to attain 720,000 tons while the estimated comprehensive output value comes to over 30 billion CNY within the province,” introduces Mr. Sun Dafeng, president of Mushroom Association of Yunnan Province, China warmly, going on that Black fungus cultivation gains popularity in Yunnan Province and local Black fungus industry requires a breakthrough from resource, variety, cultivation, preservation, processing, standard and other aspects so as to strive for a healthy and sustainable development trend.

A mushrooms operation in Suffolk and Norfolk is set for growth after securing a long-term contract with a national retail chain. Waveney Mushrooms, a family-owned business, says it is planning to invest in its operations and create new jobs after clinching a long-term supply deal with Aldi to stock its produce until 2021.

The firm, which operates farms across the two counties including at Bungay, has supplied Aldi for 20 years.

The three-year deal will enable the grower to further invest in its packing and growing facilities, drive efficiency and create new jobs, it says.

Since the partnership began, Waveney, which employs 175 staff, has supplied over 20,000 tonnes of produce to the retailer and the investment has led to the creation of more than 80 new jobs at its sites.

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Source: Eastern Daily Press

At present, in mushroom base built in Lianggen Village, Huairou District, Beijing of China, White fungi vigorously evolve from cut logs and blossom into fruitful outcomes.

Cut-log mushroom cultivation originates from age-old domestication method of wild mushroom, cut-log Black fungus cultivation is to artificially inoculate strain on cut logs, after the spawn running, put logs in natural environment for fruiting.

“By now, we have inoculated nearly 35,000 logs, the anticipated annual mushroom output reaches at least 1500 kg while annual output value hits over 450,000 CNY,” introduces secretary of Lianggen Village warmly, going on that this year, mushroom cultivation that covers a series of varieties such as Black fungus, White fungus, Shiitake mushroom and Monkey head mushroom is in implementation by pattern of cut logs in the village.

Over the years, Black fungus growing has been firmly grasped as the powerful industry that supports poverty alleviation in region of Da Hinggan Mountains, Heilongjiang Province of China. In the meantime of producing economic benefits, it also results in environmental pollution. Each year, a great number of Black fungus bags are seen as useless garbages after the production, which wastes resources and causes  environmental pollution.

“The majority of Lignin and Cellulose contained in bags of Black fungus are decomposed during the cultivation process, after that, the remaining nutrients meet the growth requirement of Stropharia rugosoannulata,” introduces one of growers in Tahe County, Da Hinggan Mountains of Heilongjiang Province warmly, going on that recently, Stropharia rugosoannulata cultivation implemented via waste Black fungus bags got succeeded, which fills in local market blank while exploiting a prosperous road for growers.