2nd China Gutian Mushroom Conference to be held in May

​By Guo Xiaohong
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Zhong Changhua presents a brief on the white jelly mushroom. [Photo by Guo Xiaohong / China.org.cn]

The 2nd China Gutian Mushroom Conference will convene in Gutian county of southeast China's Fujian province on May 6-7, according to a press conference held yesterday in Beijing. 

The conference will feature exhibitions, meetings between global buyers of farm products, gourmet mushroom tastings and appraisals, and a forum on Gutian's mushroom enterprises going abroad. 

Gutian is a mountainous area naturally rich in mushrooms and is reputed as "the Chinese capital of edible mushrooms." The region is the world's largest white jelly mushroom producer, with production accounting for 90% of world's total. Its unique climate and location are well suited to growing mushrooms, which fall into around 30 categories, including button mushrooms, tea tree mushrooms and bamboo mushrooms. 

White jelly mushrooms from Gutian county [Photo by Guo Xiaohong / China.org.cn]

In 2018, Gutian turned out 870,000 tons of mushrooms, worth 5.8 billion yuan (about US$863.9 million), and with an industry chain worth more than 10 billion yuan (about US$1.5 billion). Over 4,000 tons of its dried white jelly mushrooms were exported to countries along the Belt and Road, including Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, earning US$60 million in 2018. 

According to Gutian County Party Secretary Zhong Changhua, Gutian's enterprises have developed a variety of health foods and skin-care facial masks with jelly mushroom as the main ingredient. Mushroom agribusiness has also helped lift local people out of poverty. 

Chen Meizhen, chief of the Gutian Bureau of Commerce, revealed that local mushroom farmers and enterprises have integrated online and offline sales channels to increase sales volume. Mushroom products from Gutian are available in 1,218 online shops so far, across platforms like Taobao and JD, in addition to brick-and-mortar shopping malls and supermarkets.

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