Vg 2-1-2 (8-00) Mushrooms National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 18, 2000, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Mushrooms" call Jeff Kissel at (202) 690-0270, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Record High Levels Continue for Volume and Value of Sales of All Mushrooms Sales of the 1999-2000 U.S. mushroom crop were a record high 867 million pounds, 1 percent above 1998-99 and up 6 percent from two years ago. Value of sales of the U.S. mushroom crop was a record high $867 million, up slightly from 1998-99 and 8 percent above two years ago. The number of growers, at 304, are down 37 from last year. Average price was $1.00 per pound, down one cent from the previous season. Sales of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh market were a record high 669 million pounds, up 2 percent from last season. Sales of Agaricus mushrooms for processing were 186 million pounds, 2 percent below last season and the lowest since 1988-89 when 183 million pounds were produced. Value of sales of specialty mushrooms at $38.8 million was up fractionally from last season and 35 percent above 1997-98. (Agaricus and Specialty highlights continued on page 13) Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Sales : :-------------------------------------------------- Year : Growers 1/ : Volume of : Price per : Value of : : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1997-98 : 354 818,200 0.981 802,290 1998-99 3/ : 341 860,762 1.010 866,808 1999-00 : 304 867,124 1.000 867,351 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty. 2/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 3/ Revised. Agaricus Mushrooms: Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : Area in Production : : : Region, 1/ :---------------------: Volume : Price : Value and : Growing : Total : of : per : of Year : Area : Fillings : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Square Feet 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : CA : 1997-98 : 4,784 24,513 133,848 1.190 158,638 1998-99 : 4,722 23,858 132,166 1.220 161,612 1999-00 : 5,713 23,387 129,254 1.260 162,279 : DE : 1997-98 : 201 758 2,687 0.754 2,026 1998-99 : 201 802 2,687 0.758 2,036 1999-00 : 201 802 2,828 0.706 1,996 : FL : 1997-98 : 1,662 7,082 40,650 1.060 43,286 1998-99 : 1,633 6,960 39,413 1.030 40,720 1999-00 : 1,628 6,937 39,907 0.980 39,103 : GA : 1997-98 : 245 1,625 6,458 0.865 5,589 1998-99 : 245 1,354 4,238 0.825 3,496 1999-00 3/ : : IN : 1997-98 : 469 2,378 13,847 1.240 17,163 1998-99 : 469 2,453 15,022 1.160 17,389 1999-00 : 469 2,528 15,227 1.130 17,201 : MD : 1997-98 : 185 606 2,178 0.817 1,780 1998-99 : 169 678 2,470 0.786 1,941 1999-00 : 178 650 2,651 0.790 2,094 : MI : 1997-98 : 525 2,760 14,731 1.150 17,014 1998-99 : 356 2,767 10,106 1.200 12,141 1999-00 : 326 2,767 11,637 1.280 14,923 : OH : 1997-98 : 509 2,965 16,123 1.090 17,613 1998-99 : 554 3,373 15,981 1.260 20,082 1999-00 : 563 3,272 11,800 1.100 12,929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued Agaricus Mushrooms: Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : Area in Production : : : Region, 1/ :---------------------: Volume : Price : Value and : Growing : Total : of : per : of Year : Area : Fillings : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Square Feet 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : PA : 1997-98 : 19,773 67,010 379,295 0.738 279,911 1998-99 : 20,859 72,082 426,108 0.773 329,290 1999-00 : 21,343 75,674 442,615 0.763 337,835 : WA : 1997-98 : 391 2,228 12,043 1.200 14,392 1998-99 : 391 2,228 12,764 1.230 15,751 1999-00 : 272 2,327 12,350 1.240 15,307 : Oth Sts : 1997-98 4/ : 5,821 33,169 186,818 1.160 216,205 1998-99 5/ : 5,788 33,462 186,805 1.200 223,640 1999-00 6/ : 6,178 33,143 186,125 1.210 224,884 : East : 1997-98 : 22,947 86,000 482,130 0.815 393,003 1998-99 : 23,988 90,788 523,853 0.837 438,303 1999-00 : 24,633 93,007 537,579 0.827 444,810 : Central : 1997-98 : 4,294 23,592 130,188 1.210 157,327 1998-99 : 4,107 24,180 128,466 1.260 161,406 1999-00 7/ : 4,354 24,008 126,997 1.240 157,494 : West : 1997-98 : 7,324 35,502 196,360 1.140 223,287 1998-99 8/ : 7,292 35,049 195,441 1.170 228,389 1999-00 8/ : 7,884 34,472 189,818 1.190 226,247 : US : 1997-98 : 34,565 145,094 808,678 0.957 773,617 1998-99 : 35,387 150,017 847,760 0.977 828,098 1999-00 : 36,871 151,487 854,394 0.970 828,551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 3/ No known Agaricus production. 4/ CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. 5/ CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, MT, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. 6/ CO, CT, IL, MO, MT, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. 7/ Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. 8/ West: CA, CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. Agaricus Mushrooms: Utilization, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value by Region and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing Year, :------------------------------------------------------------- State, : Volume : Price : Value : Volume : Price : Value Region 1/ : of : per : of : of : per : of : Sales :Pound 2/ : Sales : Sales :Pound 2/ : Sales :1,000 Lbs Dollars 1,000 Dols 1,000 Lbs Dollars 1,000 Dols : 1997-98 : PA : 256,881 0.849 218,092 122,414 0.505 61,819 Other East : 85,754 1.200 103,138 17,081 0.583 9,954 East Total : 342,635 0.938 321,230 139,495 0.515 71,773 : Central Total : 103,173 1.330 136,901 27,015 0.756 20,426 : CA : 118,727 1.260 149,596 15,121 0.598 9,042 Other West : 57,002 1.100 62,441 5,510 0.401 2,208 West Total : 175,729 1.210 212,037 20,631 0.545 11,250 : US : 621,537 1.080 670,168 187,141 0.553 103,449 : 1998-99 : PA : 296,756 0.859 254,913 129,352 0.575 74,377 Other East : 82,654 1.200 98,976 15,091 0.665 10,037 East Total : 379,410 0.933 353,889 144,443 0.584 84,414 : Central Total : 100,701 1.390 139,962 27,765 0.772 21,444 : CA : 119,026 1.290 153,544 13,140 0.614 8,068 Other West 3/ : 58,696 1.100 64,605 4,579 0.474 2,172 West Total 4/ : 177,722 1.230 218,149 17,719 0.578 10,240 : US : 657,833 1.080 712,000 189,927 0.611 116,098 : 1999-00 : PA : 310,590 0.845 262,449 132,025 0.571 75,386 Other East 5/ : 85,093 1.190 101,107 9,871 0.594 5,868 East Total 5/ : 395,683 0.919 363,556 141,896 0.573 81,254 : Central Total 6/: 100,549 1.360 136,818 26,448 0.782 20,676 : CA : 116,756 1.320 154,118 12,498 0.653 8,161 Other West 3/ : 55,553 1.110 61,451 5,011 0.502 2,517 West Total 4/ : 172,309 1.250 215,569 17,509 0.610 10,678 : US : 668,541 1.070 715,943 185,853 0.606 112,608 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 3/ West: CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 4/ West: CA, CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 5/ East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, and TN. 6/ Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Volume, Price, and Value of All Sales by Region and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Sales Year, : :---------------------------------------------- State, : Growers : Volume of : Price per : Value of Region 1/ : : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1997-98 : PA : 90 379,295 0.738 279,911 Other East : 13 102,835 1.100 113,092 East Total : 103 482,130 0.815 393,003 : Central Total : 20 130,188 1.210 157,327 : CA : 24 133,848 1.190 158,638 Other West : 9 62,512 1.030 64,649 West Total : 33 196,360 1.140 223,287 : US : 156 808,678 0.957 773,617 : 1998-99 : PA : 86 426,108 0.773 329,290 Other East : 12 97,745 1.120 109,013 East Total : 98 523,853 0.837 438,303 : Central Total : 18 128,466 1.260 161,406 : CA : 26 132,166 1.220 161,612 Other West 3/ : 9 63,275 1.060 66,777 West Total 3/ : 35 195,441 1.170 228,389 : US : 151 847,760 0.977 828,098 : 1999-00 : PA : 86 442,615 0.763 337,835 Other East 4/ : 11 94,964 1.130 106,975 East Total 4/ : 97 537,579 0.827 444,810 : Central Total 5/: 18 126,997 1.240 157,494 : CA : 21 129,254 1.260 162,279 Other West 3/ : 11 60,564 1.060 63,968 West Total 3/ : 32 189,818 1.190 226,247 : US : 147 854,394 0.970 828,551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 3/ West: CA, CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 4/ East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, and TN. 5/ Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms: Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area, by State and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Yield per Square Foot and :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1/ : 1997-98 : 1998-99 2/ : 1999-00 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : PA : 5.66 5.91 5.85 East : 5.61 5.77 5.78 : Central : 5.52 5.31 5.29 : CA : 5.46 5.54 5.53 West : 5.53 5.58 5.51 : US : 5.57 5.65 5.64 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollar Volume per Square Foot :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : PA : 4.18 4.57 4.46 East : 4.57 4.83 4.78 : Central : 6.67 6.68 6.56 : CA : 6.47 6.77 6.94 West : 6.29 6.52 6.56 : US : 5.33 5.52 5.47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. Brown Mushrooms (Portabello, Crimini): Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, and Value, by Region and United States, July 1, 1997-June 30, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : : Volume : :: Region : : Volume : and :Growers: of : Value :: and :Growers: of : Value Year 1/ : : Sales : :: Year 1/ : : Sales : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols:: :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols : :: : East : :: West : 1997- : :: 1997- : 1998 2/: 30 35,444 35,817 :: 1998 2/: 19 8,189 16,664 1998- : :: 1998- : 1999 2/: 32 40,128 42,501 :: 1999 2/: 19 11,841 21,471 1999- : :: 1999- : 2000 : 34 49,989 49,364 :: 2000 : 18 10,704 21,560 : :: : Central : :: US : 1997- : :: 1997- : 1998 2/: 13 3,052 8,021 :: 1998 2/: 62 46,685 60,502 1998- : :: 1998- : 1999 2/: 10 4,287 8,797 :: 1999 2/: 61 56,256 72,769 1999- : :: 1999- : 2000 : 13 6,590 15,844 :: 2000 : 65 67,283 86,768 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, and PA. Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ Volume of sales column represents total pulled for 1997-98 and 1998-99 crop years. Total pulled includes volume sold and volume harvested and not sold. The 1999-2000 crop year represents only total sold. Mushrooms: Sales by Type and Percent of Total, United States, 1985-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing : :-------------------------------------------------------: Total Year : Volume of : : Volume of : : Volume of : Sales : Percent : Sales : Percent : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1985-86 : 427,204 73 160,752 27 587,956 1986-87 : 454,800 74 157,094 26 611,894 1987-88 : 468,895 74 162,924 26 631,819 1988-89 : 484,675 73 183,084 27 667,759 1989-90 : 511,904 72 203,088 28 714,992 : 1990-91 : 511,921 68 237,230 32 749,151 1991-92 : 496,959 67 249,873 33 746,832 1992-93 : 522,381 67 253,976 33 776,357 1993-94 : 516,836 69 233,963 31 750,799 1994-95 : 532,232 68 250,108 32 782,340 : 1995-96 : 537,124 69 240,746 31 777,870 1996-97 : 553,780 71 222,897 29 776,677 1997-98 : 621,537 77 187,141 23 808,678 1998-99 : 657,833 78 189,927 22 847,760 1999-00 : 668,541 78 185,853 22 854,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Fresh market, processing and total volume of sales estimates are primarily Agaricus, but also include specialty mushrooms through 1986-87. Statistics after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only. Mushrooms: Price and Value by Type of Sale, United States, 1985-2000 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing : All Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Price : Value : Price : Value : Price : Value : per : of : per : of : per : of : Pound : Sales : Pound : Sales : Pound : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars 1,000 Dols Dollars 1,000 Dols Dollars 1,000 Dols : 1985-86 : 0.948 404,914 0.549 88,179 0.839 493,093 1986-87 : 0.945 429,812 0.564 88,621 0.847 518,433 1987-88 : 0.949 444,967 0.610 99,333 0.861 544,300 1988-89 : 0.979 474,675 0.665 121,663 0.893 596,338 1989-90 : 1.000 512,055 0.653 132,683 0.902 644,738 : 1990-91 : 0.981 501,967 0.615 145,948 0.865 647,915 1991-92 : 0.995 494,340 0.638 159,501 0.875 653,841 1992-93 : 0.998 521,566 0.582 147,832 0.862 669,398 1993-94 : 1.030 532,863 0.662 154,810 0.916 687,673 1994-95 : 1.050 560,127 0.684 171,046 0.935 731,173 : 1995-96 : 1.090 588,126 0.579 139,452 0.935 727,578 1996-97 : 1.090 605,728 0.559 124,568 0.940 730,296 1997-98 : 1.080 670,168 0.553 103,449 0.957 773,617 1998-99 : 1.080 712,000 0.611 116,098 0.977 828,098 1999-00 : 1.070 715,943 0.606 112,608 0.970 828,551 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 2/ Fresh market, processing, and all sales estimates are primarily Agaricus, but also include specialty mushrooms through 1986-87. Statistics after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only. Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot, United States, 1985-2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area : Yield per : Dollar Volume Year : Growers 2/ : in : Square : per Square : : Production : Foot : Foot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Square Feet Pounds Dollars : 1985-86 : 514 129,565 4.54 3.81 1986-87 : 413 129,496 4.73 4.00 1987-88 : 357 130,527 4.84 4.17 1988-89 : 279 132,659 5.03 4.50 1989-90 : 259 137,861 5.19 4.68 : 1990-91 : 238 139,922 5.35 4.63 1991-92 : 226 138,148 5.41 4.73 1992-93 : 195 141,909 5.47 4.72 1993-94 : 193 135,703 5.53 5.07 1994-95 : 186 139,617 5.60 5.24 : 1995-96 : 180 135,320 5.75 5.38 1996-97 : 165 136,461 5.69 5.35 1997-98 : 156 145,094 5.57 5.33 1998-99 : 151 150,017 5.65 5.52 1999-00 : 147 151,487 5.64 5.47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Number of growers, area in production, yield, and dollar volume per square foot are primarily Agaricus, but also include specialty mushrooms through 1986-87. Statistics after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only. 2/ Estimates are based on growers with sales and include all known growing facilities. Agaricus Mushrooms: Bed or Tray Area Intended for Production by State and United States, July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Intentions Jul 2000 - Jun 2001 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- and : Fresh : Processed : Total : Percent of Region 1/: Market : Market : Fillings : Last Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Square Feet ----------- : CA : 20,902 1,701 22,603 97 DE : 802 802 100 FL : 6,403 434 6,837 99 IN : 2,528 2,528 100 MD : 650 650 100 MI : 2,767 2,767 100 OH : 3,272 3,272 100 PA : 59,546 17,553 77,099 102 WA : 2,234 2,234 96 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 32,431 1,737 34,168 103 : East : 75,547 19,063 94,610 102 : Central : 23,932 601 24,533 102 : West : 32,056 1,761 33,817 98 : US : 131,535 21,425 152,960 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, ND, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ CO, CT, IL, MO, MT, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : All Sales Year : : Total :---------------------------------------- and : Growers 2/ :Production 3/: Volume of : Price per : Value of Variety : : : Sales 4/ : Pound 5/ : Sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number --- 1,000 Pounds --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 1997-98 : : Shiitake: 189 6,624 6,281 3.15 19,774 : Oyster : 47 2,210 2,073 1.94 4,014 : Other : 15 1,277 1,168 4.18 4,885 : US 6/ : 198 10,111 9,522 3.01 28,673 : 1998-99 : : Shiitake: 167 8,680 8,254 3.15 25,978 : Oyster : 63 3,729 3,547 2.16 7,675 : Other : 18 1,256 1,201 4.21 5,057 : US 6/ : 200 13,665 13,002 2.98 38,710 : 1999-00 : : Shiitake: 153 8,635 8,173 3.29 26,893 : Oyster : 68 3,573 3,346 2.16 7,218 : Other : 21 1,326 1,211 3.87 4,689 : US 6/ : 180 13,534 12,730 3.05 38,800 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing areas. 2/ Growers counted only once for US total if growing more than one specialty type mushroom. Growers growing Agaricus and Specialty are not included for the 1997-98 crop year. Growers growing Agaricus and Specialty are included for the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 crop years. 3/ Total production includes all fresh market and processing sales plus amount harvested but not sold (shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.). 4/ Virtually all specialty mushroom sales are for fresh market. 5/ Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold. For example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B. packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a weighted average of the average price for each method of sale. 6/ 1997-98: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 1998-99: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 1999-00: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Area in Production by Variety and United States, July 1, 1997 - June 30, 2000 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Year :---------------------------------------------------------------- and : Natural : Natural Wood : All Other Variety : Wood Outdoor : Undercover and : Production : Logs : Indoor Logs : Media -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 --------- 1,000 Square Feet : 1997-98 : : Shiitake 2/ : 157 784 1,766 : Oyster : 359 : Other : 241 : US 3/ : 157 784 2,366 : 1998-99 : : Shiitake 2/ : 135 848 2,098 : Oyster : 625 : Other : 270 : US 3/ : 135 848 2,993 : 1999-00 : : Shiitake 2/ : 128 464 2,188 : Oyster : 604 : Other : 369 : US 3/ : 128 464 3,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing areas. 2/ Includes small quantity of logs producing oyster mushrooms. These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ 1997-98: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 1998-99: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 1999-00: AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms Agaricus mushroom sales totaled 854 million pounds, 1 percent above the1998-99 season and up 6 percent from 1997-98. Pennsylvania accounted for 52 percent of the total volume of sales and second ranked California contributed 15 percent. The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at $829 million, up slightly from the 1998-99 season. Brown mushrooms, including Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for 67.3 million pounds, 8 percent of total Agaricus volume sold. The value of sales of the Brown mushroom crop for the 1999-2000 season was $86.8 million, 10 percent of total Agaricus sales. The number of Agaricus growers in the U.S. totaled 147, down 4 from last season and 9 below two seasons ago. Growers with sales exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 59 percent of U.S. Agaricus production, or 505 million pounds. The volume of sales groups are as follows: over 20.0 million pounds, 12 growers; 10.0 million and 19.9 million pounds, 11 growers; 5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 26 growers; 2.5 million to 4.9 million pounds, 29 growers; 1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds, 30 growers; 0.5 million to 1.0 million pounds, 14 growers; less than 0.5 million pounds of sales, 25 growers. The growing area reached 36.9 million square feet, up 4 percent from the previous season and 7 percent above 1997-98. Yields averaged 5.64 pounds per square foot, down slightly from 1998-99. Producers received an average return of $5.47 per square foot, down 5 cents from last season's record high $5.52 per square foot. U.S. fresh market production was 78 percent of total sales volume with processed making up the remaining 22 percent, both unchanged from last year. For the 2000-2001 crop, growers plan to increase their total fillings by 1 percent from the 1999-2000 crop. Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 1999-2000 was $38.8 million, up slightly from the 1998-99 season and 35 percent above the 1997-98 season. A specialty grower is defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area. The average price per pound received by growers, at $3.05, is up 7 cents from the previous season. Sales of Shiitake mushrooms totaled 8.17 million pounds for the 1999-2000 season, down 1 percent from the previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $3.29, is up 14 cents from last season. Sales volume of Oyster mushrooms at 3.35 million pounds is down 6 percent from the previous season. Sales of exotic mushrooms other than Shiitake or Oyster was 1.21 million pounds, up 1 percent from last season. Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms Sales of certified organic Agaricus and specialty mushrooms totaled 11.6 million pounds for the 1999-2000 growing season, 1 percent of total mushroom sales of 867 million pounds. The number of certified organic mushroom growers totaled 31, 10 percent of all 304 mushroom producers. This is the first year certified organic mushroom statististics were collected. The next "Mushrooms" report will be released in August 2001. 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