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.