In recent years, Lingbao City of Henan Province has been adjusting the industrial structure, expanding modern agriculture and actively guiding the development of mushroom to make the little Shiitake become a big industry and a new favorite that leads the farmers to increase both production and income following the apple industry.
Up to the end of 2016, the total production scale added up to 110 million bags, in which Shiitake reached over 96 million bags, the total output of mushroom came to 110 thousand tons, and the output value was presumed at 1.2 billion CNY.