Oyster mushroom prices increase but still not enough to meet customer demand

Oyster mushroom growers are excited about good prices this time. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Along with the price of various green vegetables increasing,oyster mushroomsPrices of mushroom varieties grown at farms in Nghe An have also increased to unprecedented highs. Due to high demand, mushroom farms currently do not have enough products to supply the market.

InTan Ky district, An Ha Biological Joint Stock Company has the largest oyster mushroom output. Mr. Luong Duy Dung - Director of An Ha Biological Joint Stock Company in Ky Son commune, said that for many days now, the price of all kinds of oyster mushrooms currently being sold to customers has increased to 30,000 - 35,000 VND/kg (previously 25,000 VND/kg).

Oyster mushrooms grown at mushroom farms in Nghe An are being consumed strongly because they are clean and easy to process. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Yen Thanh district is a locality with many large-scale mushroom farms in the communes: Nam Thanh, Son Thanh, Hoa Thanh... At this time, mushroom farm owners are excited because oyster mushrooms of all kinds are selling well. And among the types of mushrooms grown today, oyster mushrooms are the easiest to grow, have high productivity and are the easiest to consume.

Mr. Le Van Hanh, the owner of the largest mushroom farm in Yen Thanh district, in Son Thanh commune, said that every day he harvests hundreds of tons of oyster mushrooms but still cannot supply enough for customers. In addition to producing oyster mushrooms, he also produces wood ear mushrooms, dries them, and sells them.marketyear round, especially during Lunar New Year.

"Oyster mushrooms of all kinds are currently sold at 30,000 - 35,000 VND/kg, the highest price ever, however the input prices of raw materials have also increased compared to before, so profits are not as expected" - Mr. Le Van Hanh shared.

Input materials, especially sawdust, have also increased the price of oyster mushroom products. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to mushroom farm owners, the reason for the sharp increase in prices of all kinds of oyster mushrooms in recent days is that sawdust suppliers have switched to producing charcoal for export, so the price of sawdust for packaging mushrooms has increased sharply. Previously, 1 ton of acacia sawdust cost 500,000 VND, now it has increased to 1 million VND; 1 ton of rubber wood sawdust used to cost 1.1 million VND/ton, now it has increased to 1.7 million VND/ton.

Another reason is that green vegetables are difficult to grow this year, many places are in short supply and prices are rising sharply. Meanwhile, the cold weather and oyster mushrooms are suitable for hot pot dishes, causing prices of these foods to also increase.