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Agaricus in China
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HLP visits Spain (2) 46
IWEMM8
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Project Trafoon
The Chinese Mushroom Days 2016 Opening Inagro
Interview with Mr Yongping Yang Exotics workshop in Wolsztyn IWEMM8 in Cahors
Eryngii reigns at Pilztag HLP visit to Spain (2)
Lambert Workshop in China
AND: 6, 19 Cultivation tips AdVisie 19 ISMS News 26 Focus 40 Cultivation tip Delphy 50 Out and About 50 Service
Front page: Traditional dance at the Welcome Banqet of the 10th Chinese Mushroom Days in Zhangzhou, November 2016.
Photo: Roel Dreve WORKHOP
Agaricus growing in China seemed to be advancing at an unstoppable rate in recent years. As the rea- lity of the complexities sunk in, the Chinese made concerted efforts to catch up and aided by foreign know-how, masses of modern farms sprung up everywhere styled along Dutch lines. However, after visiting the very enjoyable and successful last edition of the Chinese Mushroom Days in Zhang- zhou where a workshop, lectures and a complete ‘Agaricus Night’ shone the spotlights firmly on white button mushroom growing again, a more nuanced image of the Chinese rise of Agaricus is perhaps required.
The speed at which traditional, family-run farms growing seasonal agaricus are disappearing, and the relatively slow rate at which they are being replaced by modern farms, has prompted concerns that a hole will be opened in the market. Mature, highly professional companies growing varieties such as oyster mushrooms or enoki are equipped to flexibly fill that hole, and occupy the niche faster than modern production companies can be established – at least that is the belief and fear. This view was confirmed during a talk I had (see page 20) with President Yongping Yang of China’s largest mushroom producer, Xuerong Biotechno- logy (580 tons of exotics DAILY). His stock exchan- ged listed enterprise sees no gains to be had in growing agaricus in China. The obstacles; a lack of rapid Return On Investment, expertise on compos- ting and growing, management, cool chain logistics and good raw materials, plus low, unstable market prices, are all familiar to today’s mushroom players in China and their (Dutch) industry suppliers, and were mentioned quite openly during the lectures at the congress. But Xuerong has put its own plans for a gigantic white button farm in China on the back burner for the time being, and Yongping Yang suggested that these factors will prevent the new players on the market from making a lot of profit in the coming years. He does predict potential pro- duction of 3000 tons of Chinese-grown Agaricus mushrooms per day in the long term (currently 200 tons), but predicts that the road ahead is still long and bumpy. Only time will tell.
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