Wild Edible Mushroom Processing Industry in Xiangyun County, Yunnan Attracts French Experts for Inspection
French Experts Visit Xiangyun County, Yunnan to Inspect Wild Mushroom Processing Industry
(Agricultural Wealth Network) Recently, accompanied by leaders from the Qujing Municipal Bureau of Commerce and the Industry Office of the Dali Prefecture Agriculture Bureau, a group of 6 people including French mushroom experts Louis and Sourty visited Xiangyun County to tour and inspect the wild mushroom processing industry. Through on-site inspection of the processing workshop of Xiangyun County Chenyu Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. and listening to the introduction by company boss Hu Guangqian, the inspection group gained a comprehensive understanding of the wild mushroom processing situation in the county, and the two French experts gave a very positive evaluation of the wild mushroom processing industry in Xiangyun County.
Wild mushroom processing in Xiangyun County is mainly concentrated in Liuchang Town. Through nearly a decade of development, a wild mushroom processing industrial cluster of more than 40 companies has gradually formed, led by four flagship enterprises: Xiangyun County Chenyu Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Xiangyun County Longyun Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Xiangyun County Pinwei Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., and Xiangyun County Rongxing Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. It has become the largest wild edible mushroom processing park in Yunnan Province and the collection and distribution center for agricultural and sideline product procurement, processing, and export sales in Yunnan Province, initially building a solid marketing network and possessing a certain brand effect. In recent years, several enterprises have successfully developed more than 100 wild edible mushroom processing techniques, carrying out bulk procurement and processing of more than 50 kinds of precious and delicious wild edible mushrooms, including matsutake, porcini, wood ear, morel, truffle, chanterelle, and miscellaneous mushrooms. Products are exported to Japan, Thailand, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada and other countries, and it has become the largest wild edible mushroom processing base in Yunnan Province.
In 2008, the agricultural and sideline product processing base in Liuchang Town achieved sales revenue of 170 million yuan from wild edible mushrooms alone, processing and exporting 6,480 tons of wild edible mushrooms, including 80 tons of dried porcini slices, 2,200 tons of salted porcini, 2,000 tons of quick-frozen porcini, 400 tons of salted chanterelle, and 1,800 tons of miscellaneous mushrooms. It involved 51,000 farmers, increased farmers' income by more than 80 million yuan, and earned 10 million USD in foreign exchange through exports, making outstanding contributions to the rapid and coordinated development of the local economy and society.
In 2009, due to the impact of the international financial crisis, as of September 30, 2009, the county had processed and sold 2,222.5 tons of wild mushrooms, achieving sales revenue of 81,921,400 yuan, with an output value of 154,813,000 yuan, involving 38,800 farmer households, increasing farmers' income by more than 60 million yuan, and earning 8,621,700 USD in foreign exchange through exports.
Wild mushroom processing in Xiangyun County is mainly concentrated in Liuchang Town. Through nearly a decade of development, a wild mushroom processing industrial cluster of more than 40 companies has gradually formed, led by four flagship enterprises: Xiangyun County Chenyu Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Xiangyun County Longyun Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., Xiangyun County Pinwei Economic and Trade Co., Ltd., and Xiangyun County Rongxing Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. It has become the largest wild edible mushroom processing park in Yunnan Province and the collection and distribution center for agricultural and sideline product procurement, processing, and export sales in Yunnan Province, initially building a solid marketing network and possessing a certain brand effect. In recent years, several enterprises have successfully developed more than 100 wild edible mushroom processing techniques, carrying out bulk procurement and processing of more than 50 kinds of precious and delicious wild edible mushrooms, including matsutake, porcini, wood ear, morel, truffle, chanterelle, and miscellaneous mushrooms. Products are exported to Japan, Thailand, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada and other countries, and it has become the largest wild edible mushroom processing base in Yunnan Province.
In 2008, the agricultural and sideline product processing base in Liuchang Town achieved sales revenue of 170 million yuan from wild edible mushrooms alone, processing and exporting 6,480 tons of wild edible mushrooms, including 80 tons of dried porcini slices, 2,200 tons of salted porcini, 2,000 tons of quick-frozen porcini, 400 tons of salted chanterelle, and 1,800 tons of miscellaneous mushrooms. It involved 51,000 farmers, increased farmers' income by more than 80 million yuan, and earned 10 million USD in foreign exchange through exports, making outstanding contributions to the rapid and coordinated development of the local economy and society.
In 2009, due to the impact of the international financial crisis, as of September 30, 2009, the county had processed and sold 2,222.5 tons of wild mushrooms, achieving sales revenue of 81,921,400 yuan, with an output value of 154,813,000 yuan, involving 38,800 farmer households, increasing farmers' income by more than 60 million yuan, and earning 8,621,700 USD in foreign exchange through exports.