Sales of shiitake and button mushrooms in Xixinying Township, Guyuan County, Hebei reach 700,000 yuan

“Now each of our mushroom sticks can produce about 1.5 jin of mushrooms. Calculated at an average price of 4 yuan, one mushroom stick can sell for 6 yuan, and one greenhouse can earn about 40,000 yuan.” Recently, Guyuan County, Hebei has seen a bumper harvest of edible fungi. In the edible fungi planting area of Xiahoushi Village, Xixinying Township, in the county, plump and tender shiitake and button mushrooms giving off a delicate fragrance are very appealing.

It is understood that in recent years, while adhering to large-scale, standardized and intensive development of the agricultural industry, Xixinying Township has focused on making its leading agricultural industry stronger, more refined and more detailed, and has vigorously developed edible fungi cultivation. Up to now, the township's edible fungi planting area has 56 greenhouses. Since the beginning of this year, it has produced 164,000 jin of fresh button mushrooms and shiitake, achieving sales revenue of 700,000 yuan.