Pan'an County, Zhejiang, actively promotes the transformation and upgrading of the edible fungi industry

Since 2015, Pan'an County, Zhejiang, has strengthened its measures to actively promote the transformation and upgrading of the edible fungi industry, achieving sustained and steady development of the industry. By promoting off-season edible fungi, the county has developed 25.2 million bags of off-season mushrooms, with an output value of 130 million yuan, and farmers' incomes have increased significantly. Last year, the new model bases promoted more than 16 million bags, generating an additional benefit of more than 5 million yuan; new products and new technologies were developed, and the "Mushroom Mini Garden" shiitake mushrooms of the Shanzhizhou brand developed by Pan'an Shanzhizhou Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. alone achieved sales of more than 600,000 bags, with an output value of 6 million yuan; edible fungi exports were promoted, with the county exporting 4.3 million bags of mushroom sticks, earning 5.3 million US dollars in foreign exchange; attention was paid to product quality and safety, and brand value reached a new high. The brand value of "Pan'an Shiitake" reached a new high, with an appraised value of 2.269 billion yuan, ranking second on China's shiitake mushroom list.