2009-2010 Mushroom Crop Report Released
Released August 19, 2010,
by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS),
Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
All Mushroom Sales Down 3 Percent, Value Down 4 Percent
Sales of the 2009-10 U.S. mushroom crop are 793 million pounds, down
3 percent from the 2008-09 season. Value of sales for the 2009-10 U.S.
mushroom crop is $925 million, down 4 percent from the previous season.
The number of growers, at 312, is up 23 from last season. The average
price is $1.17 per pound, unchanged from 2009-09.
Volume of sales reported by growers of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh
market is 671 million pounds, down 1 percent from the 2008-09 season.
Volume of sales of Agaricus mushrooms for processing is 107 million
pounds, down 13 percent from last season. Value of sales for all Agaricus
mushrooms totaled $886 million, down 3 percent from the previous year
and the 2006-07 season.
Agaricus Mushrooms
Agaricus mushroom volume of sales totaled 778 million pounds, down 3 percent from the 2008-09 season. Pennsylvania accounted
for 64 percent of the total volume of sales and second-ranked California
contributed 14 percent. The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at
$886 million, down 3 percent from the 2008-09 season. Brown
mushrooms, including Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for
120 million pounds, up 8 percent from last season. Brown mushrooms accounted for 15 percent of the total
Agaricus volume sold. The brown mushroom crop value of sales for the 2009-01 season is
$168 million, 19 percent of the total Agaricus value.
The total number of Agaricus growers in the U.S., at 112, is 5 less growers
than last season. Growers with sales
exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 69 percent of U.S. Agaricus
production, or 540 million pounds. The number of growers by sales categories
is as follows:
Over 20.0 million pounds, 8 growers;
10.0 million to 19.9 million pounds, 17 growers;
5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 16 growers;
2.5 million to 4.9 million pounds, 21 growers;
1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds, 29 growers;
0.5 million to 1.0 million pounds, 2 growers;
less than 0.5 million pounds of sales, 19 growers.
The growing area is 27.6 million square feet, virtually unchanged from the
previous season. Total fillings are 131 million
square feet, down 3 percent from last season.
Yields averaged 5.96 pounds per square foot, down slightly from last season.
Producers received an average return of $6.78 per square foot, up 1 cent
from last season.
U.S. fresh market production at 671 million pounds, down 1 percent from the previous
season, while processed production, at 107 million pounds, is 13 percent below
the previous season. Growers reported U.S. fresh market production at
85 percent of total sales volume with processed production making up the
remaining 15 percent. Grower total filling intentions for the 2010-11 crop
are 127 million square feet, 2 percent less than the total fillings in the 2009-10 season.
The 62 growers of Agaricus mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania produced
351 million pounds of Agaricus mushrooms valued at $308 million. The growing
area in Chester County was 11.5 million square feet. Total fillings were 53.5 million square feet.
Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics
Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 2009-10 is
$39.1 million, down 19 percent from the 2008-09 season. A specialty grower is
defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some
commercial indoor growing area, and $200 dollars or more in sales. The
average price per pound received by growers, at $2.56, is down 48 cents from
the previous season.
Volume of sales of Shiitake mushrooms totaled 6.32 million pounds for the
2009-10 season, down 33 percent from the previous season. Price per pound
received by growers, at $2.75 per pound, is down 44 cents from 2008-09. Sales
volume of Oyster mushrooms, at 5.78 million pounds, is up 14 percent from the
previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $2.55 per pound, is
up 9 cents from the previous season. Volume of Sales of exotic mushrooms,
other than Shiitake or Oyster, is 3.17 million pounds, up1.81 million pounds from
last season. Price per pound received by growers, at $2.18 per pound, is down $1.96 from 2008-09.
Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms
Growers produced 30 million pounds of mushrooms that were certified organic
during the 2009-10 growing season, 28 percent below 2008-09. Out of the
30 million pounds, 17.0 million pounds, or 57 percent of the total were
sold as certified organic mushrooms, while the rest were sold without the
certified organic label. This compares with 12.4 million pounds, or
30 percent sold as certified organic during the 2008-09 crop year. Agaricus
mushrooms accounted for 74 percent of the mushrooms sold as certified
organic, while all specialty mushrooms made up the remainder. These
certified organic sales represent 2 percent of the 2009-10 total mushroom
sales. The number of certified organic mushroom growers totaled 51,
up seven growers from the previous season. These growers represent 16 percent of
the 312 total mushroom producers.
To obtain a full copy of the report click on the following link
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/current/Mush/Mush-08-19-2010.pdf
