Yunnan Wild Mushroom Wholesale Prices, Market Season, Benefits and Storage Methods

Wild mushrooms are a wild edible fungus unique to Yunnan Province, growing at an altitude of 2000--4000 m. They account for more than half of the world's edible fungi and two-thirds of China's edible fungi. So what is the current wholesale price of Yunnan wild mushrooms per jin? When are they on the market? What benefits and effects do they have? How should they be stored? According to Li Xiangsheng, a wild mushroom buyer in Yunnan, prices differ for different types of wild mushrooms. The varieties currently on the market are still quite limited, mainly including Gusu mushroom, Jizong (termite mushroom), Jianshouqing, morel, and Tricholoma portentosum. Among them, Jianshouqing sells for 580 yuan/kg; morel 180/kg; Jizong 1600/kg.

When are Yunnan wild mushrooms currently on the market?

Different months bring different types of fresh wild mushrooms to market:

1. Fresh wild mushrooms and edible fungi in January include: black truffle, white truffle, Himematsutake, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, and more;

2. Types of fresh wild edible fungi in February: morel, black truffle, white truffle, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella, and more;

3. Fresh wild mushrooms and edible fungi in March include: morel, black truffle, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella.

4. Fresh wild mushrooms and edible fungi in April include: bamboo fungus eggs, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, morel, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella.

5. Fresh wild mushrooms and edible fungi in May include: bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, morel, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella.

6. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi varieties in June include: porcini, Ganba fungus, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella;

7. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi types in July include: matsutake, Laorentou fungus, red milk bolete, big red mushroom, green-headed fungus, chanterelle, Gusu fungus, milk-cap fungus, summer truffle, porcini, Ganba fungus, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, morel, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella, and more;

8. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi varieties in August include: matsutake, Laorentou fungus, red milk bolete, big red mushroom, green-headed fungus, chanterelle, Gusu fungus, milk-cap fungus, summer truffle, Pitiao fungus, yellow parasol, white parasol, milk-cap fungus, porcini, Ganba fungus, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, morel, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella, and more.

9. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi varieties in September include: matsutake, Laorentou fungus, red milk bolete, big red mushroom, green-headed fungus, chanterelle, Gusu fungus, milk-cap fungus, black truffle, Pitiao fungus, yellow parasol, white parasol, milk-cap fungus, porcini, Ganba fungus, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, morel, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella;

10. Fresh edible fungi types in October include: matsutake, Laorentou fungus, green-headed fungus, chanterelle, Gusu fungus, black truffle, porcini, Ganba fungus, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, black bolete, red-stem bolete, white-stem bolete, yellow bolete, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella;

11. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi types in November include: matsutake, Laorentou fungus, green-headed fungus, chanterelle, black truffle, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella;

12. Fresh wild mushroom and edible fungi types in December: black truffle, bamboo fungus, bamboo fungus eggs, Jizong, Himematsutake, Ji You Huang, black-skinned Jizong, golden tremella, and more.

What benefits and effects do wild mushrooms have?

Wild mushrooms are delicious and contain fat, protein, carbohydrates, crude fiber, various minerals and various vitamins. Regularly eating fungi helps a great deal with improving health and preventing disease.

How should wild mushrooms be stored?

1. After buying the mushrooms, wash them first, drain the water, then stir-fry them in sesame oil until 80 percent cooked. Divide into small bags, then put them in the refrigerator to keep fresh; they can be stored for about a year.

2. For quick-freezing, wash the mushrooms, drain the water, and freeze them in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator; they can be kept for a year. Jianshouqing, for example, can be wrapped in plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator, where it keeps for more than ten days.

3. Boil wild mushrooms in boiling water, and after cooling add supersaturated salt; this way they can also be kept for about a year, but they must be desalted before eating.