According to information, Specialized Field Bag Cultivation Cooperative of Shiitake was established in 2012, which is the subordinate of Xinyiyuan Group in Shanxi Province. By developing the cultivation of Shiitake, the cooperative has leaded local people to increase income and provided new ways for poor people to end poverty at the same time.
In 2015, the annual output of the cooperative on Shiitake has exceeded 25 million kg. Till now, the cooperative has cultivated more than 700 acres of mushrooms, the annual output is about 12.5 to 20 billion kg, the acquisition range covers 6 surrounding counties and formed mushroom trading center. At the same time, Xinyiyuan Group built bag-making center to guarantee the smooth conducting of all links such as cultivation technologies, mushroom goods and materials and production and sale to protect qualities of product and benefits of mushroom farmer.
Now, mushrooms of cooperative are sold to large-scale wholesale market of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong , Fujian, Xinjiang, Qinghai and Gansu. In addition, the cooperative takes northwest district as the leading region, sets specialized windows of mushroom in wholesale market, creates superior mushroom brand and increases market competitiveness.