Mushroom farming is considered as The Third Agriculture in China. Along with the constant enhancement of its personal value, some regions have listed it as Non-Staple Food Project or Rural Poverty Alleviation and Prosperous Project.

In recent two years, 27 markets which professionally engage in mushroom operation have been formed, spreading over 16 provinces and autonomous regions in China.

Now, China is entering into the development period of mushroom industry. After summarizing on experience of success, it is acknowledged that exploiting the market and propelling the deep processing industry is the crucial path.

1. Storage and freshness retaining help put off the marketing period of mushroom products. On the one hand, now, in China, the market price of fresh Shiitake, Straw mushroom and Enoki mushroom is respectively at 9-15 CNY, 12-18 CNY and 5-6 CNY per kg, and they enjoy good sales. On the other hand, in the case that fresh mushrooms are preliminarily processed into dried products, canned products, or dried meat and mushroom floss, soup stock and other series products, freshness of mushroom could be maintained while mushrooms enrich customers’ basket throughout the year.

2. Comprehensive development facilitates boosting the added value of mushroom products. At present, in addition to Shiitake Can, Shiitake Preserve, Shiitake Beverage and Shiitake Snack, a series of medicinal and health mushroom products such as Shiitake Polysaccharide Capsule, Shiitake Oral Liquid, White Fungus Polysaccharide and Monkey Head Mushroom Polysaccharide have been successively developed in China and oversea nations, which exploits mushroom values and promotes the transformation from simple and preliminarily-processed dried products to high-revenue series products.

3. Brand formation is good for seizing international market. Authorities working in mushroom field suggest all manufacturing enterprises to firstly enhance the technology content of products and develop new high-quality series products on the basis of original export brand so as to meet different consumer demands in international market. Secondly, look steadily at the shortcomings. After China joins in WTO, relevant international organizations strengthen the  performance check on comprehensive quality index of China’s mushroom export, thus, it is necessary for China to strive to make technological breakthrough, and implement mushroom production in accordance with International Health Quality Standard, strictly carry out inspection and monitoring work so that more superior mushroom products gush into international market.

For successive days, sufficient rainfall promotes the peak production period of wild mushrooms in Yunnan Province of China.

A few days ago, a giant Ganoderma showed its emergence in Kaiyuan City, Yunnan Province of China.

“Bottom of the giant staff is 44 cm in length and it is 24cm in height, diameter of its waist and cap respectively reaches up to 42cm and 16cm,” introduces Mr. Li, forager of the Bolete excitedly.

Over the years, Africans have been showing special preference to canned food. Affected by the convenience and long shelf life, market of canned food leads rapid development momentum in Africa.

According to analysis from China-Africa Trade Research Center, in recent years, canned food products keep on gushing into African market from China, of which Shiitake can is the STAR product in Algerian canned market.

Now, there are a wide range of mushroom cans for preference of African customers, including Grey and White Oyster mushroom, King oyster mushroom, Monkey head mushroom, Enoki and so on, referring to Original, Salted and Vinegared flavor.

China’s canned mushroom products launched into Africa in an early time, as a result, they currently occupy 70% of market share in Algeria while holding prominent advantage in the market of South Africa.
 

Over the years, Juancheng County, Shandong Province of China insists on highlighting economical resource, standardized production, chain-mode industry and high-end oriented products by relying on abundant local organic raw materials and labor power. And, through the formation of standardized mushroom production, large-scale strain breeding and high-efficiency circulation of mushroom residues, R&D and export of products, mushroom industry is in vigorous promotion.

During the course of mushroom production, Juancheng County powerfully extends bag-mode technology that highlights White fungus, local agricultural science and technology sector is in charge of scientific mushroom research, promotion, production technology and other services.

Now, mushrooms cultivated in Juancheng County cover Oyster, Drumstick, Button mushroom and other varieties, since 2017, local growers have been vigorously encouraged to launch into Auricularia polytricha growing with the resource superiorities of corncob and sawdust. By 2017, 1000 Auricularia polytricha greenhouses and 200 Black fungus sheds have been built within Juancheng County. In addition, in 2017, the county’s gross mushroom output came to 12,800 tons, of which Auricularia polytricha occupied 12,000 tons, Black fungus took up 200 tons, Oyster and other varieties held 600 tons, gross output value hit 18,360 CNY.

Recently, giant Ganoderma which holds the diameter of 1.05 meters and the weight of 10 kg or so was surprisingly found in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province of China.

“It is as huge as an umbrella and is regarded as a mascot in the city,” introduces forager of the Ganoderma excitedly.

Now, there are above 200 kinds of Ganoderma spreading all over the world. Yunnan Province of China was born with sufficient sunlight, fertile soil, dense forest coverage and mild climate, which immensely promotes the growth of wild fungi from every June to July. The richness on variety of wild fungi is marvelously impressive within the province.

On July 16, in mushroom workshop operated by Qinghai Honghui Biotechnology Co., LTD, King oyster mushrooms are showing good growth status in bottles, which indicates a scene of full vitality.

Mushroom industry highlights short, adaptable and fast characteristic while revealing a circular and ecological direction, with the addition of unique production pattern, mushroom growing becomes the project which promotes local poverty alleviation. Aiming at bringing more prominent economic incomes for growers, Honghui Company launched into large-scale mushroom growing such as Bears’s paw mushroom and Panus gigianteus in early 2018 in Ledu District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province of China. After years of development, 141 million CNY of investment has been input while over 7466 poor households totalling 26,287 population have been supported to take off the hat of poverty through mushroom industry.

During 15-16, June, Anhui Comprehensive Straw Utilization Expo was smoothly held in Anhui Hefei Binhu International Convention and Exhibition Center. During the expo, a giant Ganoderma whose diameter reaches 1.2 meters aroused a lot of encirclements in front of the booth displayed by Anhui Tiandu Ganoderma Products Company.

“The Ganoderma was cultivated by straws, it is the largest Ganoderma in China and values millions of CNY. In addition to that, we also show up Bamboo fungus, Monkey head mushroom (Hericium), Cordyceps sinensis and other high-end varieties during expo time,” introduces principal from Anhui Tiandu Ganoderma Products Company passionately.

Anhui is the main province on aspect of agriculture and grain production, the province holds abundant nutrition on agricultural straws and annual collective volume comes to 48 million tons or so. In 2017, comprehensive utilization rate on straw reached 87.3%, its industrialized utilization volume accounted for 27.59% of gross volume.

Comprehensive utilization of straw is the crucial measure which stimulates the green development of agriculture. Now, in China, annual output on forage-straw comes to 150 million tons, which equal to 40 million tons of feed grain by calculation of nutritional value, the measure relieves the stress on supplement of feed grain and land resources, and it also exploits a significant path for farmers to get jobs and generate profits.