Hi, I'm new here.
Would like to ask, what are the cost of setting up a mushroom greenhouse?
Anyone have idea on it?
How's the mushroom market in Malaysia currently?
Please help

This post has been edited by garfield282004: Apr 7 2010, 02:26 PM

Where are you located?

For East Malaysia,
Mushroom market is now almost reaching to its maturity level.

Hi edyek, I'm from West Malaysia.
Thinking on to start some business, still on planning stage.
do you have information that can share?

Thanks

Hi garfield,
(Just registered and am new in this community) My friend & I m also interested and are exploring this area to start our own business. Its still in planning stage. I'm sure this market is large enough for us to share information. I saw your initial post was in April. How far have you been? Thank you

U need very good knowledge about mushroom to start. What kind of mushroom are u doing and also need to know the target market that will buy your products.

Hi Fifi85
Thanks for your comment.
Like I mentioned, its still in planning stage. We are exploring this line. (Tired of working for others). This is totally different field from where we came from. I think we may have to start with oyster and trying some other type of mushroom too. I know it won't be easy and lots of hard work but whatever effort we put in will be ours.

Your planning stage is what stage? Mind to share? Have you sought out the species you want to cultivate? Have you found a suitable location to cultivate? Have you undergo some mushroom cultivation seminar?

Hi Edyek
Been doing some research over the net and calling company that is providing mushroom cultivation courses. Am still looking for mushroom cultivation course, call up one company this afternoon but there is no plan to conduct courses for the time being 8 ( .
In Malaysia the most popular variety is the oyster mushroom so we may have to start with this (easy to grow) while trying our hand on other species. It should be a good idea to deviate from the norm but for a start you need to produce something where there is a large market. But I understand that this variety's price have been dropping due to the large supplies even thought the demand is still there.
As for the location there's several option including one in the south.

Besides mushroom, we are also looking at other options. Our objective is to be on our own and not working for others anymore.

One of my customer purchase building materials from me to build a mushroom farm. Was able to spend some time chatting with him.

You need technical for this.. agricultural technicality....
as well as location`s ambient criteria. else, you need to spend a lot of money to artificially emulate it

Hi Awakened_Angel.
Thank you for your valuable advice... 8 )
yeah...understand this. I have relative who is in agriculture and had help out in mushroom farming too.

Blindspot,

I think the keywords here are precision....

it is akin to my previous hobby.. reefing.... A minute change in certain parameter(temp, Na2, Na3, Ph etc) would jeapordise the whole system...

I`ve wasted about 20-30k on that particular hobby alone...

Cheers

Yes, oyster mushroom are more easier to cultivate. You can try to cultivate some at the back of your house before you start on a location that needs more money to be pump in to start the cultivation farm.

are too bored... sitting stagnant there for too long and growing mushrooms on your head...??

just kidding bro... just that every i say grow mushroom when i'm bored...
cheers bro.. am talking nonsense here..

Blindspot:

How has the mushroom farming been so far?

Don't think TS has started doing it?

edyek:

Ah, ok. Thought that it has already taken off.

I just presume only.

Might have started last year and don't have time to reply here to share.

Just for info:
For those who interested to start mushroom cultivation can get help from government as they provide free workshop, from seedling until harvesting.
You may also join mushroom association malaysia, all the big players are members. They're willing to share, and if you interested, can start as their contract farmer as well.

Contact persons:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7oH05c6EYt...jRi/edit?pli=1#

Mushroom Association of Malaysia:
http://mushroomassociationmalaysia.blogspot.com/

This post has been edited by jady: Apr 6 2012, 05:48 PM

just wonder how is the ROI of a mushroom farm...hmmmmm

saw that my place in Kundasang is sarted getting popular in shitake mushroom farming,,

Hi all,
Sorry for not checking in on this forum for quite sometime b'cos was rather busy as well as forgot my password & only recently found it.

Well, The plan is still there... Went for a mushroom cultivation course couple of months ago in UPM.
Now am doing R&D @ home to check on a couple of things i.e. culturing, yield and growing time etc, etc.

The most difficult part will be the culturing due to cleanliness is upmost important for if you have the slightest contamination, you have to start from 'A' again...
And when you do it @ home without the necessary facilities, it add up to the difficulty in maintaining hygiene.. 8 (

Well, can't rush on this things and needed time to collect proper data...

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Added on August 26, 2011, 2:04 pmHi Jady
If I'm interested in doing contract farming who do I contact? Thank you...

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Added on August 27, 2011, 6:24 pmHi Ah_Suknat,
What is the environment's temperature like? Is it on mountain top?

This post has been edited by Blindspot61: Aug 27 2011, 06:24 PM

18~26 celcius. Stand to be corrected.

HI Blindspot61, do you have any notes from the UPM Mushroom Cultivation course to share?
Regards.

Hi MrFarmer

I do have some notes but you can't get anywhere by just reading those notes b'cos they are all in point & brief form.
(Very smart of the lecturer...). The detail is very important which without it you are doom to fail.
Before I went for the course, I did quite a lot of r&d in the net for quite sometime but you still need to attend a good lesson/lecture to understand the fundamental and the overall process from culturing to growing... Believe me, nothing beat a 'good' classroom lesson & practical hands-on course.

The site below is many time better in detail than the note I got from UPM. I'm not saying UPM is not good, contrarily, the lesson is good which was conducted by the Assoc. Professor Dr. Tan Yee How himself. - nice & friendly chap.. 8 )
Its a couple of hundreds of Ringgit & time (3days) well spend...


http://www.mykoweb.com/articles/cultivation.html

Another thing, it is interesting to also found that most of the sample done by our course mates (including mine) during practical (mushroom culture transfer to disc, grain spawn & substrate) & brought home were contaminated... (even with all the necessary gadget & equipment in the U!) CLEANLINESS IS UP MOST IMPORTANT...

I practice some culturing @ home and was successful so far (touch wood...) and now am @ the stage of spawning in grain... I also did some LC (liquid culture) that was not taught in UPM quite successfully so far...I think...(meaning, its quite difficult to identify contamination in liquid culture until you transfer them to grain & wait and see...)

Hope all this helps...

I'm looking to do contract mushroom farming.... any contact...

Thank you & regards

HI Blindspot61,
Thanks for the link. Shall start reading it as soon as I have the time.

Sorry, I don't have any contacts yet on Mushroom farming. Maybe you can make a post on
Venturing into Agriculture & Aquaculture, Agri & Aqua = BIG BUSINESS
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/404328/+780

Maybe other guys can help.

Cheers

HI Mr. Farmer...
Thanks for the info....

Anything thing we can share together about mushroom, do let me know... 8 )

Thanks & regards

Hi blindspot61,

I was recently caught up with this mushroom growing thing... However i do not know where to get the mushroom culture from... Do local mushroom cultivator sell mushroom culture?

yes techical expert needed to this

anyway thank your guides too:)

Hey guys, for those who can supply oyster mushroom everyday, please pm me, ready buyer for everyday!

Sorry for late reply for I was kind of busy and haven't 'come in' for quite awhile.

Yes local mushroom cultivator do sell them and they sell them in two different ways depending on where you want to start from.

One is what they called spawn. They are mushroom culture that have been transferred from disc and further grown in wheat grain (gandum). They are in a plastic bag weighing roughly about 300gm costing about rm3.00. But you don't grow mushroom directly from there itself. If you buy this, you will have to purchase other item known as substrate bag (some called them media bag) where the final fruiting is grown from. From the spawn of about 300gm you can inoculate around 50 to 60bags of substrate/media. But before you opt for this, you have to understand the important of cleanliness during the process of transferring the spawn into the substrate bag otherwise you may end up with contaminated bags.
So that is 1 option.

The other option is to buy the substrate bag/s that are already inoculated with spawn and ready for fruiting. Once the substrate bag is inoculated with spawn it will takes around 7weeks to 2months before the mushroom starts fruiting. So you have to ask the seller when is the substrate ready for fruiting. They will have some bags that are ready for fruiting.

Depending on how long you are willing to wait and assuming that you bought 1 that needs another week before fruiting, take home and keep them in a cold and dark place. And once its ready for fruiting, open the cap (clean and keep the cap somewhere clean), leave the substrate in a cold and shaded place away from sunlight with air circulation. Spray with filtered water occasionally. It will takes about 3 days before you can see tiny mushroom growing and after that about 36 to 48 hours to harvesting.


One word of advice when getting the substrate from the seller, if you are not familiar with the appearance of the substrate and the stages it is in (mycelium - the plant that is growing in the substrate, or the substrate have been harvested before), I would advice you to purchase the inoculated substrate that needs another weeks before fruiting, You can identify this from the different color appearance between near the bottom of the bag and the entire bag's body. This you are assured that you bag is new and not used or harvested. Sorry to say this but some seller will sell you the bag that is already exhausted and is about to be discard.

Hope this helps and happy mushrooming. . . . 8 )

hi, u setting up the farm now?

Going to hopefully in a couple of months time. . .

oh..where is your farm?

Let you know once its finalize? * )

mushroom grower look for expansion plan , open for contract farming or supply

pm me if interested

any website to read more basic details? or pdf to read? i need introduction on this business I'm looking for opportunity to makes my money grow, I guess grow mushroom also will grow money right?

i know of someone who is doing mushroom farming @ TKPM Semenyih.

you get ready the place and get the spawn from him and off you go for the Culture...

even contract farming is allowed

mushrooms drug?

SOS

This post has been edited by pkiensing: Apr 28 2012, 09:55 AM

hi there,

shouldnt there be the same amount of talks on how to sell those mushrooms? i mean you got to sell some where...

ts mia

in that case money can grow on anything as long as u work on it... . i'm still working on my website but i can send some information to your email. you can add and email me at ym with similar id
Sorry for late reply

no problem, i just sent u my email. please read pm

sweet !! im very interested in doing this business too!! then again, who is goin to market n buy it?how and wad avenues can we rely on? wad r the subsidies provided by the goverment?

anyone from JB interested ?? i cant do this alone coz i got full time job alr

This post has been edited by sishouse2: May 13 2012, 08:46 PM

any small all-in-one pack for kids to try at home?

quite interesting~~

hi..actually im new in mushroom industry..can i get some information or maybe hand-on from taiko here. i hd doing some research in internet. but i still not get enough experience in hand on.
hope somebody can help me.

Please attend mushrooming course. You wont be able to learn anything through here. General info, yes. Details, no.

how to is another thing

am looking for monetary side

e.g.

1) capital for small scale,
2) how much yield per m2 of land
3) how much in term of RM per m2 of land/kg...
4) maturity/harvest period
5) % of failure rate

can i know where can i attend mushroom growing course?
which course and any coming intake?
thanks.

Sorry for late reply. There are a couple of places you can try to inquire pertaining to the mushroom cultivation courses. But I personally feel the best place would still be in UPM (You should have read my earlier post.). Some grower do give courses. Just google for 'Mushroom cultivation courses in Malaysia'.

I have read lots of information over the net, joint forum years before I attended the course because I know you need to have some practical knowledge to understand better as well as confirming what you read is the right way.

PM me if you need any information and I'll try my best to answer. I'm no expert by the way but we all learn better through discussion. 8 )


In a way EDYEK is right on this b'cos you don't get the 'feel' to understand the important of certain process & procedure that could contaminate your work. Its quite difficult to not over emphasize this. 8 )

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Added on July 31, 2012, 12:37 amRead through my earlier post. There is a link to a useful site.

This post has been edited by Blindspot61: Jul 31 2012, 12:37 AM

Hi,

I am interested to this mushroom cultivation.May i know where should i start from.feeling lost ;(

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Added on August 12, 2012, 10:59 amHi,

I am interested to this mushroom cultivation.May i know where should i start from.feeling lost ;(

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Added on August 12, 2012, 12:48 pmDoes anyone knows that how many types of mushroom can be cultivated in south east asia like malaysia?

This post has been edited by Pandora2: Aug 12 2012, 12:48 PM

With Malaysia's natural environment including highland i.e. Genting & Cameron Highland, there are many types of mushroom can be cultivated.

The most common types of mushroom are Oyster mushroom i.e. grey, white, yellow, pink. Abalone mushroom, 'wood ear', Ling zhi, 'moneky head', 'gold cap', padi straw. For cold climate i.e. Genting & Cameron etc, Shitake. In artificial environment i.e. air conditioned, humidity level control etc, almost all types of mushroom i.e button, golden needle, king oyster etc. However the methods and medium for mushroom to grow on differs.

Its a question of know how and whether it is viable to invest in those artificial environment.

This post has been edited by Blindspot61: Aug 22 2012, 05:05 PM

Hi all there are many mushroom farms ready for sale in NZ.
I was once looking at Shitake (or the Chinese winter mushroom), the investment is a bit stiff for me. If any of you can pull fund together, invest in clean green NZ and export it to China & SEA.
here is one of mushroom fars for sale in NZ
http://www.businesssale.co.nz/13885/hawkes...-farm-for-sale/

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Added on August 23, 2012, 9:08 amBTW there are many Asian now investing in Oolong tea, Gingko for Asian market eg http://www.zealong.com

This post has been edited by larrykiwi: Aug 23 2012, 09:08 AM

Hi Jady,

I checked on the Mushroom Association of Malaysia's requirement.For new joiner who needs two existing members to recommend he/she to participate on the Association.

Yes, this is the requirement for all the registered association in Malaysia I think. Just talk to them, they will fill it up for you.

Hi Jady,

Really, i will call up them.thanks for the info

Accidentally reached this post, saw some posted growing at home, would like to ask any place that can buy something like a mushroom growing kit?

Just joined this site and it really interest me because I am involved in grey oyster mushroom farming in the past two years. Briefly, I attended course conducted by the Agriculture Dept. Learn something but not enough to be successful. First year failed very badly. Did a lot of research together with partner. Learned the rope and produced successfully, except that the scale is still small for the moment. Planning for expansion once enough fund is available.
We are able to sell growing kits or even supply inoculated mushroom bags which can be harvested within weeks. In this respect we will give free advice and technical support. For those who wish to set up a farm (in around Malacca), we can give complete technical support from A to Z.

anybody know how much price can sell ?

Depending on which part of Malaysia. For Oyster mushrooms you can sell to the whole market in K.L. between Rm8 to Rm10 per kg. If you supply to the normal market, it is around 10 to 11. If you supply to restaurants it is 10 to 12. To consumers direct, it is 12 to 14. It all depends on the quantity and quality of the mushrooms. Demand and supply also plays a part although the fluctuations in prices is not that great compared to vegetables.

that seems like good market in Malaysia.
but i wonder how about the ROI?
how much is the cost to plant and grow this mushroom?

i always heard people doing side income by planting and selling chilies at their home backyard.
can mushroom be a good business too?

by the way, if there's forumer looking for how to grow oyster mushroom, maybe link below can give a general guideline:
1. how to grow oyster mushrooms at home

2. grow-oyster-mushrooms-in-your-fridge

It all depends on the scale of investment and the size of your mushroom house. What you see in the two links are more for experience or as a hobby. For commercial growing it is difficult to microwave that large amount of sawdust.
As a general guide, 1 mushroom bag needs around 800 to 900 gm of sawdust. A very small part time grower needs an average of 1,000 to 2,000 bags to bring in income that is worth his while. So, microwaving that amount is a formidable task.
On the ROI, mushroom growing can be quite profitable, again, depending on the scale. Barring all expenses and initial investments.
A mushroom bag costing Rm1 can produce an average of 250 gm in 3 to 4 months. At an average price of Rm7 per kg. you get a gross income of RM17.50. That is a return of 225% per annum.

This post has been edited by Philoh: Dec 10 2012, 11:37 PM

your explanation sounds reasonable and factual
have u tried this kind of business before?
how is the demand for mushroom nowadays?
what is the difference if u grow different type of species?

I have a small mushroom farm, more of an experimental one. The first year we lost quite badly. Now in the second year we are getting profits just as I mentioned earlier.
Mushroom is a food and demand for food will continue to grow as the population grows and land getting scarce. Compared to other types of agriculture products mushrooms need the least space.
Oyster mushrooms are one of the easiest to grow and there is always a constant demand with more and more restaurants dishing out new mushroom dishes. More and more housewives are now aware of the highly nutritional values of mushrooms and are adding them as regular food.
Other varieties of mushrooms do fetch higher prices and give better return but you have to be very experienced and highly knowledgeable. Basically, you need to learn to walk before you start running.

This post has been edited by Philoh: Dec 11 2012, 01:16 PM

since u mentioned that mushroom is easy and continue to grow, would u mind to share, how did your business turn to lost instead of making profit?
is it because of lacking of manpower to take care of the plant?
or is it because of some kind of mushroom infection / disease?
or just a normal cash flow inefficiency in a company?

The most important reason we lost money was due to lack of experience. We were not properly adviced.
We employed a so called expert who hardly knows about cleanliness and hygiene. Our mushroom bags were infected before we could get sufficient harvest. The quality of the bags were not of good standard.

Hi Philoh, im total new. and i interest to start mushroom farm and business. how to start? i'm from JB. can PM me more information about the technical support.

thanks

If you do not have any experience at all, you may want to buy 1 or 2 thousand bags and gain practical knowledge from there.
If you have confidence to start straight away, you can try on a modest scale i.e. less than Rm10 thousand.
If you have the financial resources and want to go big then you need a good and experienced consultant to guide you.
Basically,

1. You need a piece of land to build your mushroom house.
A reasonable size of 30'x50' can contain approx 25,000 bags
So, the land and the number of houses will depend on your commitment.

2. If you want to go on a low budget project you can construct your building and the racks inside with wood. These will
last you a few years and maintenance problem.

3. For more permanent and efficient output, you use mild steel for structure and racks.

4. If your scale is not big you can buy mushroom bags and concentrate on harvesting.

5. If your scale is big then you have to make your own bags and do your own inoculation.

From this point, let me know what your budget or financial commitment is like and I will be able to give you more advice.

in market price 1 bags how much selling? the bag already have spawn?

my friend he want to selling his mushroom farm, but his farm using old style and no maintenance at all... and more important is selling too expansive...
so i plan why not start from A to Z.

before i start, we need to register company and have any document thing need to register with government?

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Added on December 12, 2012, 11:00 pmThe market price differs in different areas. I sell my mushroom bags at 90 sens per bag X-farm. The bags are spawned and ready to harvest between 2 to 3 weeks.
If you are operating the farm alone you need not register. If you have a partner or intend to have partners or investors then it is advisable to register your company. As for license to operate the farm, different States have different by-laws. It is best to check up with your local council on this.

This post has been edited by Philoh: Dec 12 2012, 11:00 PM

Hi everybody,

Saw the advertisement for mushroom course from UPM in Star newspaper. I was interested to study further and found this forum online. Actually who to sell the mushrooms to after harvesting?

Basically, the cost production for 30,000 bags/season will cost about RM66k on an average.The fixed cost itself is estimated at about RM40k, 60% from the total overall cost of production. The market outlook is potentially incredible, it is expected to be a potential crop by the DOA itself.

i just started my farming... =)

nice... let us know how it goes ya

is it possible to do it in an shop lot 2nd floor and 3rd floor

Currently i have 300 bongkah.. Just testing out.. Planning to increase another 500 bongkah..

I will update the details in near future..

This post has been edited by syfqhnff: Jan 26 2016, 09:42 PM

How much per mushroom bag nowadays if buy from others ? and 1 bag can use how long ?

with the enclosure, i bought one for rm1.37. and one bag supposedly can last for 6 cycles..

can you please tell me where you bought them from. if you can say it in public that is good, but if you can't then please PM me the place...

thanks

Hi Skinny, Any update? Interested to know in this farming too.

I have a plot of land near Ulu Branang / Lenggeng with 2 mushroom structure left behind by previous tenant in Oct13. The previous tenant was a researcher. Each structure could house about 12k mushroom bag. I believe it is still good for immediate mushroom production. It come with water and electricity facilities. Please PM me if anyone interested to continue and take over the place. I would send you more details. TQ

you need to put a lot of effort.. thats how i could summarize it..

u got PM..

Hi Skinny, i am interested in the mushroom bags for experimental purpose too, do you mind to also pm me the source of purchase?

Thanks!

I too am interested. Honestly, i have a lot of mushroom knowledge but no funds yet to start large scale. Looking to work with someone first. Particularly interested in working with laminar flow hood for strain isolation and generational improvement.

PM im any takers, thank.

how big do you mean by laarge scale ? 30k bags?

I had seen people doing just 400 bags, but don't know if that is feasible? (Can cari makan?)

Hi, I'm new here. I came from Sarawak and thinking to make a try in mushroom business. I'm looking for a mushroom course for my first step, I try to search in UPM website but don't found it. Any one have idea where I can go?
Thanks.

Do check with your local DOA. They have courses. Also sometimes they have special mushroom program, Where they built the shed, supply, then sell back to them.
They have these in Sabah, at Ulu Kimanis. Good Luck.

Where did you gain that much mushroom knowledge?

Thanks for the advice, u means local petanian office? Sabah is bit far from my place, I found this course session from mr Paul from kajang, its it really help for us who just want to start in this business? Or any other suggests?
Thanks

Hey Guys,

I am letting go my air humidifier and chest freezer (brand new) for a small sum. For more details, pls PM me guys.

And if you would like to know the details of my mushroom farming, just PM me. More than willing to share. =)

Thanks

i am interested in this mushroom farming, can some sifu kindly share the start up requirement?

Seems like you are getting into this just because you are tired of working for others and that the mushroom industry is getting more matured in Malaysia.

chest freezer for mushroom stocks ? how much and the size |