A mushrooms operation in Suffolk and Norfolk is set for growth after securing a long-term contract with a national retail chain. Waveney Mushrooms, a family-owned business, says it is planning to invest in its operations and create new jobs after clinching a long-term supply deal with Aldi to stock its produce until 2021.

The firm, which operates farms across the two counties including at Bungay, has supplied Aldi for 20 years.

The three-year deal will enable the grower to further invest in its packing and growing facilities, drive efficiency and create new jobs, it says.

Since the partnership began, Waveney, which employs 175 staff, has supplied over 20,000 tonnes of produce to the retailer and the investment has led to the creation of more than 80 new jobs at its sites.

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Source: Eastern Daily Press

At present, in mushroom base built in Lianggen Village, Huairou District, Beijing of China, White fungi vigorously evolve from cut logs and blossom into fruitful outcomes.

Cut-log mushroom cultivation originates from age-old domestication method of wild mushroom, cut-log Black fungus cultivation is to artificially inoculate strain on cut logs, after the spawn running, put logs in natural environment for fruiting.

“By now, we have inoculated nearly 35,000 logs, the anticipated annual mushroom output reaches at least 1500 kg while annual output value hits over 450,000 CNY,” introduces secretary of Lianggen Village warmly, going on that this year, mushroom cultivation that covers a series of varieties such as Black fungus, White fungus, Shiitake mushroom and Monkey head mushroom is in implementation by pattern of cut logs in the village.

Over the years, Black fungus growing has been firmly grasped as the powerful industry that supports poverty alleviation in region of Da Hinggan Mountains, Heilongjiang Province of China. In the meantime of producing economic benefits, it also results in environmental pollution. Each year, a great number of Black fungus bags are seen as useless garbages after the production, which wastes resources and causes  environmental pollution.

“The majority of Lignin and Cellulose contained in bags of Black fungus are decomposed during the cultivation process, after that, the remaining nutrients meet the growth requirement of Stropharia rugosoannulata,” introduces one of growers in Tahe County, Da Hinggan Mountains of Heilongjiang Province warmly, going on that recently, Stropharia rugosoannulata cultivation implemented via waste Black fungus bags got succeeded, which fills in local market blank while exploiting a prosperous road for growers.

On August 9, The Third National Black Fungus Innovation Development Meeting is fiercely in progress.

Since 2016, National Black Fungus Industry Innovation Development Meeting has been successfully held for two times in Harbin and Shangzhi City of Heilongjiang Province of China. This time, number of visitors and participants reaches over 20,000 person-times.

Mushrooms carry the intrinsic characteristic of circular, high-efficiency and ecological as well as showing broad development prospect. As the key platform that focuses on technical exchange and communication, economic and trade cooperation and display of Black fungus products, The Third National Black Fungus Innovation Development Meeting organized by CEMBN provides 100 standard booths and over 20 special booths, involving in above 200 Chinese mushroom enterprises. The successful organization of the meeting will undoubtedly accelerate the further development of China’s Black fungus industry.

NAMWON, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rare type of puffball mushroom has been discovered yet again this year in Korea at an apple orchard near the foot of Mt. Jiri in Namwon, North Jeolla Province.

This is the 15th mushroom of the same category found in the same region over the last five years.

The city government of Namwon revealed yesterday that 55-year-old orchard owner Ju Ji-hwan of Sannae-myeon had discovered the rare Calvatia nipponica mushroom recently.

Measuring 18 to 20 centimeters in length, Calvatia nipponica are puffball-shaped mushrooms with a typical white exterior.

Two of the same mushroom types were discovered in Ju’s very orchard in 2014, with two to eight being discovered each year.

Calvatia are known to be effective in detoxification and other remedies and are found nationwide in the provinces of Gangwon, and North and South Jeolla from time to time.

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