Beizhanghui Shiitake Mushrooms

Beizhanghui Shiitake Mushrooms

　　Since 1986, Beizhanghui Township in Jizhou City, Hengshui, has been cultivating shiitake mushrooms. After nearly twenty years of development, it has now become the largest shiitake mushroom production base in China, centered around Beizhanghui and extending to 11 townships across the city as well as surrounding counties and cities such as Nangong, Xinhe, and Weixian. In 1999, it was named the "Hometown of Edible Fungi in China" by the Ministry of Agriculture of China, and in 2000, it was recognized by the China Edible Fungi Association as a "National Edible Fungi Commodity Base County." The "Yuju" brand shiitake mushrooms were rated as one of the "Top Ten Branded Products" in the country.

　　　　By 2007, the township had 3,000 edible fungus farming households and 3,200 edible fungus greenhouses, with an annual output reaching 16,000 tons. Over the years, more than ten new varieties of edible fungi have been developed, including chicken leg mushrooms, button mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, white flat mushrooms, and lingzhi. The Sino-Japanese joint venture Jizhou Huaxin Agricultural Products Co., Ltd. introduced advanced production equipment to engage in the fine processing of edible fungi, producing a range of frozen edible fungus products that are directly exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and European and American countries.