Yunnan exports 4,844 tons of wild mushrooms in 3 quarters

In the first three quarters of this year, the Central Yunnan customs under Kunming Customs supervised the export of 4,844 tons of wild mushrooms from Shangri-La, Lijiang, and Chuxiong. The total value exceeded 3 billion yuan.

Customs officers inspect fresh wild mushrooms for export at a processing site in Chenggong, Kunming.

Yunnan boletus and other wild mushrooms were exported to Japan, Italy, France and other countries. Dong Yuewu, general manager of Yunnan Wanli Trading Co., Ltd., said the wild mushrooms are sourced from mountainous 2,000 meters above sea level and are harvested within 5 hours at maturity.

 

Yunnan folks taste a wild-mushroom feast.  

To ensure Yunnan wild mushrooms are delivered fresh worldwide, the Yunnan customs has implemented business-friendly measures such as "scheduled inspection," achieving "zero delay" in pre-export supervision.

Reporting by Huang Yixian and Han Chengyuan (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue