U.S. Mushroom Industry

Yield, yield, price, value, sales and usage data of US and state mushrooms. Other series of reports include country product trade, various price series and world production.

The main kinds of European mushrooms are wild mushrooms such as Chinese mushrooms, dried mushrooms in the Far East, truffles, mushrooms mushrooms, and porcini, champerel and Morel. These products account for 77% of imports in Europe. The percentage of dried "Agaricus" mushrooms is 18%, "weed ears" 4%, and "jelly fungi" 0.75%. In terms of value, the European exports of dried mushrooms (including European trade) increased by 15.2% each year since 2011 and reached 122 million euros by 2015. In terms of quantity, exports increased by 23.2% over the same period, reaching 13.5 million tons. Due to intense competition in China, the price rise of last year brought value growth faster than sales volume growth last year.

Instant food and dried soup are the main industrial consumers of dry mushrooms. By the end of 2016 European cooked catering market is expected to exceed 40 billion euros. In the coming years, people are expected to increase consumption of dry soup in Europe greatly as being interested in fast food when the lifestyle is busy. The withdrawal of Britain from the European Union (so-called Brexit) may have different influences on the prediction of dried mushroom trade. The British Prime Minister announced that Brexit will be held by 2019. The negotiations between the UK and the EU have not yet begun. In the short term, no major changes are expected, except for weak currencies.

In the past, people planted mushrooms for the textile industry. Prior to the invention of synthetic dyes, mushrooms were used as colorants. They are rich in chromophores and exist in different colors. Mushrooms are no longer used for dyeing, but they are used for medical and food purposes. Most producers purchase mushroom spores online to promote cultivation. They are high quality and give correct results. The cultivated mushrooms are called outdoor mushrooms. When the head jumps out to the ground, it is called a pin and in the next stage it is called a button. At this stage, mushrooms can inhale water through mycelium, culture should pay particular attention to moisture. They are not plants, and because they do not require sunlight for photosynthesis, they are cultivated in dark places. Only a few kinds of mushrooms need sunlight, not photosynthesis, but the signal starts to grow.