Wufeng is the leading producer of these in Taiwan, with more than 40 growers cultivating a large range of varieties including the enoki (or enokitake), of which Wufeng is one of the world's leading sources. The ROC government has been encouraging the growing of edible mushrooms since as far back as the immediate post-WWII period.
霧峰是台灣菇蕈產品的最大產地，目前全鄉有菇農四十幾戶，生產金針菇、木耳、鮑魚菇、柳松菇、洋菇、秀珍菇、杏鮑菇等菇類，其中金針菇的產量更是傲視全球。