Against the backdrop of a surge in global demand for healthy food, China's frozen shiitake mushrooms are gradually building the core competitiveness of the global supply chain with the triple drive of industry scale, technological innovation, and policy support. In the first quarter of 2025, the export of vegetables and edible mushrooms in Fujian Province increased by 11% year-on-year, with dry edible mushroom exports reaching 410 million yuan, a growth rate of 23%. This data reflects the strong momentum of China's edible mushroom industry in the international market. As a high value-added product, frozen shiitake mushrooms are becoming a new engine for foreign trade growth.
As the world's largest producer of edible mushrooms, China's production will reach 39.6557 million tons in 2023, with mushroom production accounting for over 30%. Henan Province leads the country with an annual output of 6300900 tons, while Gutian County in Fujian Province, known as the "Capital of Edible Fungi in China," achieves year-round production through smart mushroom sheds, upgrading the traditional planting mode to a modern industrial system. This large-scale production not only reduces unit costs, but also ensures product quality stability through standardized processes. For example, Fujian Sanyou Agricultural Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd. produces over 2500 tons of dried shiitake mushrooms annually, and its products are exported to more than ten countries such as France, Canada, and South Korea. Its scale effect provides solid support for the global layout of frozen shiitake mushrooms.
Technological innovation is reshaping the industrial form of frozen shiitake mushrooms cubes. In Chongping Village, Liantang Town, Babu District, Hezhou City, agricultural technology enterprises have improved the survival rate of shiitake mushrooms to over 95% and reduced planting costs by 10% -15% through the optimization of mushroom packaging formulas. This technological breakthrough is not only reflected in the planting process, but also extends to the processing field. The freeze-dried Broth of white fungus developed by Sanduo Yinhua (Fujian) Food Co., Ltd. has been recognized by the international market. Its 16 trademarks and 8 patents constitute a technical barrier, which provides a paradigm for the deep processing of frozen shiitake mushrooms cubes. The application of automated screening equipment and sterile workshops has significantly improved the export qualification rate of dried mushrooms, while the improvement of cold chain logistics has solved the transportation pain points of frozen products, ensuring the consistency of product quality from the place of origin to the dining table.
The continuous optimization of customs policies has opened up a green channel for the export of frozen shiitake mushrooms cubes. The "paperless declaration+intelligent review+self-service printing" mode of origin certificate review and signing promoted by Fuzhou Customs has increased the efficiency of enterprises benefiting from free trade agreements such as RCEP by more than 30%. At the same time, customs strengthens quality and safety through source control, guiding enterprises to implement standardized operations in field management, pesticide use, pest control, and other aspects, ensuring that products meet the strict standards of markets such as the European Union and Japan. This dual guarantee of "regulation+service" gives China's frozen shiitake mushrooms cubes a more compliant advantage in international trade. Data shows that in the first three months of 2025, the total export value of dried fungus, dried silver ear, and dried shiitake mushrooms in Fujian Province was 390 million yuan, accounting for 29% of the total export value of vegetables and edible mushrooms during the same period. The policy dividend is accelerating its transformation into market momentum.
The upgraded demand for high-quality and healthy food in Asian countries has created structural opportunities for frozen whole shiitake mushrooms. Taking Japan as an example, it needs to import 120000 tons of edible mushrooms annually to make up for the production and sales gap, while Chinese products occupy an important share due to their cost-effectiveness advantage. In the Southeast Asian market, frozen whole shiitake mushrooms rich in dietary fiber and low in calories are in line with local consumers' preferences for convenient and healthy food. In addition, the increasing demand for organic certified products in the European and American markets has forced Chinese companies to upgrade their technology in areas such as strain cultivation and planting environment, further enhancing the international competitiveness of their products.
The foreign trade advantage of Chinese frozen whole shiitake mushrooms is essentially the resonance result of industrial scale, technological innovation, and policy coordination. From the smart mushroom shed in Gutian County to the technology demonstration base in Hezhou City, from the intelligent supervision of customs to the patent layout of enterprises, a competitive chain covering the entire industry chain is forming. With the deepening trend of global health consumption, Chinese frozen whole shiitake mushrooms are expected to move from "scale export" to "value export" and write a new chapter of growth in international trade.
Post time: May-14-2025