In China, edible mushroom exports increased due to Covid-19 pandemic
China
Published Jan 12, 2021
Tridge summary
Most edible mushroom exhibits and activities were canceled or postponed last year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. As the situation in China improves, some of these activities have been put back on the agenda. China Edible Fungi Association will host the third international mushroom conference 'Fungi World' in Lianyungang, Jiangsu in September 2021. The main organizer is already preparing for this event.
Original content
Zheng, a spokesman for the association, recently spoke about the current conditions in the Chinese edible mushroom industry. Current Conditions "China has rich natural resources suitable for growing edible mushrooms. The sector produced a total of 38.6 million tons of mushrooms in 2019. This is more than 70% of the global yield of edible mushrooms. Some of these species each yield more than 1 million tons, including the shiitake (Lentinula edodes), Judas ear (Auricularia auricula), oyster mushroom (Pleurotus), velvet leg (Flammulina velutipes), common mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) and beech root fungus (Auricularia polytricha). "In addition, since the breakthrough in seed selection and cultivation, the yield of rare mushrooms, such as the yellow oyster mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus), morels (Morchella), wine cap stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata) and the stalked lacquer fungus (Canoderma) lucidum) is increasing every year. ...
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