Xiuyan is one of the important edible mushroom production areas in China. This year, edible mushroom industry has a stable development in Xiuyan county, and the wild mushroom also had a good harvest.
Xiuyan county has an abundant wild mushroom resources, including, Boletus, Mellea armillaria sporophore, Broom mushroom, Monkey head mushroom, Morel and other wild mushrooms. This year, the yield of wild mushroom set a new record, because it had enough rain and the suitable temperature. According to the survey, since the middle of July, the trading value can reach more than 30 thousand kilograms every morning from 5 am to 9 am in the east of county. Except few wild mushroom bought by local people, the 80% wild mushrooms are bought by outside enterprises and wholesales, which used for processing or selling in fresh. The Xiuyan Boletus has been become the delicious food in surrounding cities.
Wild mushroom harvested has the promoted function for per capita disposable income of rural people. There are 15 thousand people to hunt wild mushrooms in this place, it can hunt about 235 kilograms mushrooms, the profit can reach 4.5 million CNY.
According to insider, the wild mushrooms often grow in June to September in Xiuyan county. Based on the market price, the wild mushroom income can reach over 200 million CNY. Per capita disposable income reach over 500 CNY, which is 3.6% of per capita disposable income of rural residents.