Wild Matsutake Mushroom Prices and Main Producing Areas

The number of wild matsutake mushrooms is declining, and they have been rated as a second-class endangered protected species in China, but the conditions for artificial cultivation are very complex and have not yet been achieved. So what is the price of wild matsutake? Where are wild matsutake produced?

I. How much is wild matsutake per jin?

This year's wild matsutake prices should rise a little compared with last year; after all, wild things decrease year by year, and things are precious when they are rare.

Grade IV: small matsutake of 2-4cm, about 120 per kilogram;

Grade III: premium wild fresh matsutake of 3-5cm, priced at about 260 per kilogram;

Grade II: superior wild fresh matsutake of 5-7cm, priced at about 330 per kilogram;

Grade I: top-grade wild fresh matsutake of 7-10cm, priced at about 420 per kilogram;

The above prices come from Tuliu.com——the fruit and vegetable market channel.

II. Producing areas of wild matsutake

Matsutake grows well in woodland that is not rich in nutrients and is relatively dry. It generally forms in autumn and usually parasitizes the roots of Japanese red pine, dwarf pine, hemlock, and Japanese hemlock. Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, and other areas along the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are the main producing areas of matsutake in China. Sichuan ranks first in output, while Tibet is best in quality.

Research has shown that matsutake is rich in protein, has 18 kinds of amino acids, 14 kinds of essential trace elements for the human body, 49 kinds of active nutrients, 5 kinds of unsaturated fatty acids, nucleic acid derivatives, peptides, and other rare elements.