How much is the price of white truffle?

White truffle is a kind of wild plant fungus, similar to Pleurotus ostreatus, boletus, etc., produced in Italy, only appears in auctions and media headlines, because of the precious white diamond, it has no special taste, but because it emits a special smell, many people have been fascinated by it since ancient times. Let's take a look at the price of white truffle.

How much is the price of white truffle?

The price of white truffles fluctuates from year to year, but usually between $800 and $1500 per pound, and the world production of white truffles in good years is only 3 tons. the largest white truffle in history, which weighed about 4 pounds, was sold for $5000 at the time, but $5000 was a "sky-high price" for people shortly after World War II.

Distribution of white truffle fungus in the producing area

White truffles are also produced in China, mainly concentrated in the surrounding areas of Yunnan and Sichuan. White truffles with high edible value are mainly divided into two kinds, which are slightly smaller than European white truffles, but there is not much difference in the unique smell of white truffles. the quality of mature white truffle is still excellent. The early domestic white truffle was rejected by the French planting Association because it occupied the European market in large quantities, so the export price was lower at the time of purchase, but with the gradual decrease of the world white truffle production, its price increased rapidly year by year.

Auction price of white truffle fungus

1. November 16, 2007-the white truffle, known as the diamond in delicacies, was bought by an Italian gourmet in Hong Kong for a record-breaking HK $950000. The 1.2 kg white truffle, which is much heavier than the ordinary 40 grams of the same strain, will be officially made into four main courses on November 18, 2007, and will be offered to white truffle buyers.

2. 2008 the world was hit by the financial tsunami, and the price of the white truffle, known as the "white diamond", was inevitably affected. In the white truffle charity auction held by Grand Lisboa Macau in Macao through satellite in four cities around the world, the "fungus king" with the largest kilogram produced that year was sold by Stanley Ho for HK $1.56 million, weighing 1.08kg, with an average of 1400 yuan per gram.

3. The 2009 Italian White truffle International Charity auction Dinner was held on the evening of the 12th in Grand Lisboa Macau, Macao. Among them, an 800g white truffle with a price comparable to that of a diamond was auctioned live by satellite in Macau, London, Rome and Moscow. After several bids, the white truffle was finally won by SJM for US $250000, marking the third consecutive year that the Stanley Ho family has been awarded the World Truffle King of the year.

4. On November 11, 2014, a "largest white truffle" was found in Alba in northwestern Italy. A buyer has offered $1 million (about 6.15 million yuan). The white truffle will be auctioned and the proceeds will be donated to charity. It is reported that this piece of white truffle weighs 1.89 kilograms and was discovered by Sabatino, the world's largest supplier of white truffles.