Pingquan Edible Fungi

Pingquan Edible Fungi

　　In the "Hometown of Chinese Specialties" selection event organized by the China Association of Agricultural Products Development, Pingquan County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Edible Fungi." The county's edible fungi production covers all twenty of its townships, involving nearly 35,000 farming households, with an annual production volume reaching over 30 million trays (bags).

　　 Pingquan specialty edible fungi: As the largest edible fungi production base in North China, Pingquan County was recently awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Edible Fungi" in the "Hometown of Chinese Specialties" selection event organized by the China Association of Agricultural Products Development. Edible fungi are one of Pingquan’s key pillar industries. The county produces 30,000 tons of edible fungi annually, with an output value exceeding 300 million yuan. In recent years, the county has focused on developing edible fungi as a major agricultural industry. Leveraging research findings from Dr. Liang Zhirong of the Bio-Tech Company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences — using corn stalks to cultivate mushrooms — the county has turned idle straw from fields into an alternative substrate for growing edible fungi. In particular, it has successfully used waste materials from shiitake and enoki mushroom cultivation to grow saprophytic fungi such as button mushrooms and oyster mushrooms, turning waste into valuable resources.