China News Agency, Xining, June 14th, title: Qinghai Cordyceps sinensis market welcomes the peak of trading: "soft gold" is well-deserved

　　China News Agency reporter Zhang Tianfu

　　Cordyceps sinensis can be dried on a flat floor, or the sunshade and waterproof moisture evaporate; merchants negotiate mysteriously in the sleeves and under the towel... A few days ago, the reporter visited a Cordyceps sinensis trading market in Xining City, Qinghai Province.

　　From April to June, depending on the altitude and other geographical conditions, the "soft gold" Cordyceps sinensis on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has ushered in the picking season.

Affected by the previous new crown pneumonia epidemic, the above-mentioned trading market ushered in a trading peak in June.

　　Qinghai Province is the main producing area of ​​Cordyceps sinensis in China, and the scale of the above-mentioned trading market is second to none in the province, including Cordyceps sinensis in the main producing areas in southern Qinghai, as well as Cordyceps in Tibet and other producing areas.

　　The reporter previously logged on an e-commerce platform and found that factors such as product appearance and origin make the price of Cordyceps sinensis vary widely.

For the rare 2 pieces/gram of large-sized dried Cordyceps sinensis, the price is 300 or 400 yuan (RMB, the same below) per gram, and the price is completely comparable to gold.

　　Right now is the picking season of Cordyceps sinensis, and "early adopters" have become quite popular in recent years.

The reporter randomly entered a physical store in the above-mentioned market and saw that the clerk was putting a single fresh Cordyceps sinensis into a transparent tube, sealed and packaged it, and it could be delivered on the spot.

　　According to the clerk, the above-mentioned Cordyceps sinensis has been screened by weight. The weight of a single fresh grass is between 0.6 grams and 0.8 grams, and the price of each piece is twenty or thirty yuan.

　　The business of Zhang Zhong, the owner of Cordyceps sinensis from Linxia, ​​Gansu, is a little deserted.

He is a "small household" in the market.

　　"Qinghai is the main producing area of ​​Cordyceps sinensis. Many of our Linxia villagers have been doing business of Cordyceps sinensis in Qinghai." Zhang Zhong said, "Affected by the epidemic, we have been sleeping at home some time ago. Because of the impact of traffic, the Cordyceps sinensis in the production area cannot be obtained from Xining. ."

　　In the market, although the crowd of Cordyceps sinensis that has just been listed can be seen on the inner three layers and the outer three layers, the buyers and sellers do not open their mouths to bargain, and secondly, they do not disclose the transaction price. And mysterious.

　　Zhang Zhong introduced that the quality of Cordyceps sinensis varies greatly depending on the place of origin. The Cordyceps sinensis purchased by himself has more than 1,300 pieces of fresh grass per catty, and the price is relatively cheap. After drying, according to the ratio of three to one, the hay is about 4,000 pieces per catty. The price naturally doubled.

　　In the past two years, artificially raised Cordyceps sinensis has gradually come on the market.

However, Zhang Zhong said that in this market, everyone is dealing with wild Cordyceps sinensis, and if the relatively cheap artificial Cordyceps sinensis pretends to be wild, it will be "called and beaten by everyone" and will not be able to enter the door.

　　According to statistics, the annual output of Cordyceps sinensis in Qinghai Province is about 80 tons to 100 tons, and the annual output value is 18 billion to 20 billion yuan, which benefits millions of farmers and herdsmen. Especially in the core production areas, Cordyceps sinensis has become the main income of farmers and herdsmen. source.

　　Sometimes replying to messages on the live broadcast platform, sometimes responding to inquiries from merchants, sometimes urging day laborers to clean the soil wrapped in Cordyceps sinensis... Cairen Ba Mao, dressed in Tibetan robes, is very busy in the trading market.

　　Cairen Ba Mao, who claims to have grown up with Cordyceps sinensis when he was a child, is from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.

The local Cordyceps sinensis is quite famous, especially the Cordyceps sinensis in Zaduo County in the state is the most sought-after.

　　Having been in the Cordyceps sinensis business for more than ten years, Cairen Ba Mao set up a company, "During the two-day fresh grass market season, we can produce 20,000 to 30,000 roots a day, at least a few thousand. If there was no epidemic a while ago, I can deliver 30,000 to 40,000 pieces a day."

　　But at present, Cairen Bamao is not selling local specialties, but produced in the next state and county.

"This year, the output of Yushu's Cordyceps sinensis is relatively low. According to the market conditions of the past two days, the price is very high, and the customer cannot accept it. After two days, the price stabilizes, and I will make Yushu (Cordyceps sinensis)."

　　On the social platform, Cairen Ba Mao called himself the "Queen of Cordyceps", "I directly buy from the herdsmen in the production area, and then sell it here in Xining, hoping to help the herdsmen sell for a good price." (End)