What is the outlook for shiitake mushrooms in 2022 (Analysis of expected future market development of shiitake mushrooms)

Time flies, and in ten days or so we will enter 2022. For the year 2021 that is about to pass, the days of growing mushrooms are not easy. In many places, the price of mushrooms has even dropped to the lowest level in history, and it has lasted for a long time .

Market prospects for mushroom cultivation in 2022

Some people say that the mushroom market is cyclical, with good years and bad years. It is possible that 2021 will be bad, but it will turn around in 2022. Is this really the case? Hope is good, but from various circumstances, the pressure of growing mushrooms in 2022 will not be easy .

1. Epidemic factors

Affected by the epidemic and other factors, on the one hand, the export business of shiitake mushrooms has been affected. On the other hand, domestic consumption is weak, resulting in a relative decline in the demand for shiitake mushrooms.

2. Increased planting volume

The bases and companies that grew up with subsidies in the past few years have been listed. Now it is almost impossible to find a place that does not grow mushrooms. It can be said that mushrooms are everywhere.

3. The mushroom varieties are changing with each passing day

With the continuous development and progress of cultivation technology, more and more edible fungi varieties are being developed and launched into the market. The scale of new varieties such as the giant ball cap, bamboo fungus, morel, and maitake mushroom has increased year by year, among which the expansion speed of morel is even more amazing.

4. Rising planting costs

Factors such as coal price increases and power outages have led to higher or limited costs for sterilization and production. Environmental protection controls are becoming increasingly stringent, and the pressure is growing. Traditional methods of sterilization and drying, such as burning loose coal and wood, are facing elimination.

However, retail investors do not have the ability and strength to purchase large-scale, advanced sterilization, drying and rod making equipment that meets policy requirements. Self-sufficient seed making, rod making and drying will gradually become history.

6. Related planting materials

Problems such as strains, consumables, and auxiliary materials cannot be ignored, especially strains. Disputes caused by strain accidents continue every year, and production risks continue to increase.

7. Weather factors

Factors such as weather have increased the pressure on mushroom cultivation. Continuous rainy, dry and hot weather has brought great challenges to mushroom production. Burning of mushroom sticks, failure to produce mushrooms, small size, poor quality and infection of mushroom sticks have occurred from time to time.

The future development prospects of shiitake mushrooms

Although the deep processing industry of shiitake mushrooms has developed rapidly in recent years, many of them still remain at the basic processing level. For example, in the field of food seasonings, products are highly homogenized and have low added value.

There are not many people who really master the essential technology in this industry, and quite a few people just make do with their crops, planting a lot but getting little. It is common to focus on output and ignore quality.

"Eat and eat mushrooms", mushrooms have many benefits, and there are many ways to cook them. They are delicious no matter how they are cooked. But in fact, the publicity of mushrooms, mushroom dishes, and mushroom benefits still need to be continuously developed. Only when more people love and eat mushrooms, this industry will go further and better.

Therefore, in general, the market prospects of shiitake mushrooms in 2022 are relatively good . However, because many mushroom farmers blindly develop shiitake mushroom production, the market output of shiitake mushrooms has increased. As a result, the local market supply exceeds demand, so the prices in some markets are sluggish . Therefore, planting should be developed appropriately according to local market demand, so that money can be made.