Mushrooms ISSN: 1949-1530 Released August 20, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). All Mushroom Value of Sales Approaches $1.23 Billion Volume of sales of the 2014-2015 United States mushroom crop totaled 953 million pounds, up 6 percent from last season. Value of sales for the 2014-2015 United States mushroom crop is $1.23 billion, up 10 percent from the previous season. The number of growers, at 354, is up 9 from last season. The reported average price is $1.29 per pound, up 5 cents from a year earlier. Agaricus and Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value - United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All sales : :-------------------------------------------------- Year : Growers 1/ : Volume of : Price per : Value of : : sales : pound 2/ : sales ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2012-2013 .....: 304 888,252 1.240 1,103,886 2013-2014 .....: 345 899,833 1.240 1,115,628 2014-2015 .....: 354 952,619 1.290 1,227,973 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty mushrooms. 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. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Agaricus Mushroom Area, Sales, Price, and Value - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015.................................................................................................. 4 Agaricus Mushroom Sales, Price, and Value by Utilization - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015....................................................................................... 5 Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015............................................................................ 6 Agaricus Mushroom Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015............................................................. 7 Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini) Number of Growers, Sales, and Value - Regions and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015............................................................................ 7 Agaricus Mushroom Sales and Percent of Total - United States: 2005-2015........................................ 8 Agaricus Mushroom Volume of Sales - United States Chart........................................................ 8 Agaricus Mushroom Price and Value by Utilization - United States: 2005-2015.................................... 9 Agaricus Mushroom Value of Sales - United States Chart......................................................... 9 Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot - United States: 2005-2015....................................................................................... 10 Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers - United States Chart...................................................... 10 Agaricus Mushroom Growing Area Intended for Production by Utilization - States, Regions, and United States: July 2015-June 2016............................................................................................ 11 Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers by Sales Category - United States: 2013-2014 and 2014-2015................. 11 Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales by Variety - United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015................................................... 12 Specialty Mushroom Area in Production by Variety - United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015.......... 13 Mushroom Comments.............................................................................................. 14 Regional Mushroom Producing States Listing..................................................................... 15 Statistical Methodology........................................................................................ 16 Information Contacts........................................................................................... 16 Agaricus Mushroom Area, Sales, Price, and Value - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area in production : : : State, region, :---------------------------: Volume : Price : Value and year : Growing : Total : of : per : of : area : fillings : sales : pound 1/ : sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 square feet 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : California : 2012-2013 .....: 3,626 22,431 118,098 1.750 206,708 2013-2014 .....: 2,986 17,884 101,534 1.870 189,607 2014-2015 .....: 3,847 17,409 102,703 1.940 199,534 : Pennsylvania : 2012-2013 .....: 15,924 78,243 544,942 0.933 508,593 2013-2014 .....: 15,715 81,671 571,725 0.944 539,662 2014-2015 .....: 17,442 87,399 584,050 0.949 554,419 : Other States 2/ : 2012-2013 .....: 8,002 39,172 206,585 1.560 323,240 2013-2014 .....: 6,615 35,130 208,816 1.540 320,703 2014-2015 .....: 8,022 38,242 244,347 1.630 398,850 : East : 2012-2013 .....: 18,833 94,245 634,541 0.993 630,079 2013-2014 .....: 17,974 95,903 663,899 0.996 660,976 2014-2015 .....: 19,507 103,689 705,473 1.060 747,285 : Central : 2012-2013 .....: 3,682 17,504 92,584 1.770 163,882 2013-2014 .....: 3,577 15,730 94,971 1.750 166,086 2014-2015 .....: 4,406 16,066 97,602 1.720 167,609 : West : 2012-2013 .....: 5,037 28,097 142,500 1.720 244,580 2013-2014 .....: 3,765 23,052 123,205 1.810 222,910 2014-2015 .....: 5,398 23,295 128,025 1.860 237,909 : United States : 2012-2013 .....: 27,552 139,846 869,625 1.190 1,038,541 2013-2014 .....: 25,316 134,685 882,075 1.190 1,049,972 2014-2015 .....: 29,311 143,050 931,100 1.240 1,152,803 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Agaricus Mushroom Sales, Price, and Value by Utilization - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Fresh market : Processing Year, State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- and region : Volume : Price : Value : Volume : Price : Value : of : per : of : of : per : of : sales :pound 1/: sales : sales :pound 1/: sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2012-2013 : Pennsylvania ...: 449,788 1.000 449,788 95,154 0.618 58,805 Other East .....: 81,579 1.440 117,813 8,020 0.458 3,673 East total .....: 531,367 1.070 567,601 103,174 0.606 62,478 : Central total ..: 86,893 1.820 158,431 5,691 0.958 5,451 : California .....: 116,659 1.763 205,670 1,439 0.721 1,038 Other West .....: 24,009 1.570 37,576 393 0.753 296 West total .....: 140,668 1.730 243,246 1,832 0.728 1,334 : United States ..: 758,928 1.280 969,278 110,697 0.626 69,263 : 2013-2014 : Pennsylvania ...: 485,210 0.999 484,725 86,515 0.635 54,937 Other East .....: 82,735 1.410 116,370 9,439 0.524 4,944 East total .....: 567,945 1.060 601,095 95,954 0.624 59,881 : Central total ..: 79,527 1.870 148,833 15,444 1.120 17,253 : California .....: 100,294 1.880 188,553 1,240 0.850 1,054 Other West .....: 21,230 1.560 33,040 441 0.596 263 West total .....: 121,524 1.820 221,593 1,681 0.783 1,317 : United States ..: 768,996 1.260 971,521 113,079 0.694 78,451 : 2014-2015 : Pennsylvania ...: 529,324 0.980 518,738 54,726 0.652 35,681 Other East .....: 103,495 1.760 181,978 17,928 0.607 10,888 East total .....: 632,819 1.110 700,716 72,654 0.641 46,569 : Central total ..: 82,116 1.840 150,835 15,486 1.080 16,774 : California .....: 101,022 1.960 198,003 1,681 0.911 1,531 Other West .....: 24,389 1.550 37,776 933 0.642 599 West total .....: 125,411 1.880 235,779 2,614 0.815 2,130 : United States ..: 840,346 1.290 1,087,330 90,754 0.721 65,473 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All sales Year, : :---------------------------------------------- State, and : Growers : Volume of : Price per : Value of region : : sales : pound 1/ : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : 2012-2013 : Pennsylvania ...: 64 544,942 0.933 508,593 Other East .....: 11 89,599 1.360 121,486 East total .....: 75 634,541 0.993 630,079 : Central total ..: 10 92,584 1.770 163,882 : California .....: 15 118,098 1.750 206,708 Other West .....: 7 24,402 1.550 37,872 West total .....: 22 142,500 1.720 244,580 : United States ..: 107 869,625 1.190 1,038,541 : 2013-2014 : Pennsylvania ...: 66 571,725 0.944 539,662 Other East .....: 10 92,174 1.320 121,314 East total .....: 76 663,899 0.996 660,976 : Central total ..: 9 94,971 1.750 166,086 : California .....: 13 101,534 1.870 189,607 Other West .....: 5 21,671 1.540 33,303 West total .....: 18 123,205 1.810 222,910 : United States ..: 103 882,075 1.190 1,049,972 : 2014-2015 : Pennsylvania ...: 68 584,050 0.949 554,419 Other East .....: 11 121,423 1.590 192,866 East total .....: 79 705,473 1.060 747,285 : Central total ..: 9 97,602 1.720 167,609 : California .....: 13 102,703 1.940 199,534 Other West .....: 7 25,322 1.520 38,375 West total .....: 20 128,025 1.860 237,909 : United States ..: 108 931,100 1.240 1,152,803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Agaricus Mushroom Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area - States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Yield per square foot State and region :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2012-2013 : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : pounds : Pennsylvania ..........: 6.96 7.00 6.68 East ..................: 6.73 6.92 6.80 : Central ...............: 5.29 6.04 6.08 : California ............: 5.26 5.68 5.90 West ..................: 5.07 5.34 5.50 : United States .........: 6.22 6.55 6.51 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollar volume per square foot :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : dollars : Pennsylvania ..........: 6.50 6.61 6.34 East ..................: 6.69 6.89 7.21 : Central ...............: 9.36 10.56 10.43 : California ............: 9.22 10.60 11.46 West ..................: 8.70 9.67 10.21 : United States .........: 7.43 7.80 8.06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini) Number of Growers, Sales, and Value - Regions and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 [Brown mushrooms are part of Agaricus mushrooms] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Volume : :: : : Volume : Region :Growers: of : Value :: Region :Growers: of : Value and : : sales : :: and : : sales : year : : : :: year : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :number 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars:: :number 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : :: : East : :: West : 2012-2013 ......: 29 110,588 127,223 :: 2012-2013 ......: 15 24,828 55,638 2013-2014 ......: 30 107,749 130,662 :: 2013-2014 ......: 13 26,597 58,453 2014-2015 ......: 27 119,123 144,032 :: 2014-2015 ......: 13 26,800 61,761 : :: : Central : :: United States : 2012-2013 ......: 10 16,303 38,980 :: 2012-2013 ......: 54 151,719 221,841 2013-2014 ......: 8 18,043 41,180 :: 2013-2014 ......: 51 152,389 230,295 2014-2015 ......: 8 14,825 36,547 :: 2014-2015 ......: 48 160,748 242,340 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agaricus Mushroom Sales and Percent of Total - United States: 2005-2015 [This table represents volume of sales at point of first sale. Mushrooms sold for fresh use, but used for processing are included under fresh market volume of sales] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2005-2006 .....: 704,584 85 129,093 15 833,677 2006-2007 .....: 696,709 86 117,140 14 813,849 2007-2008 .....: 679,686 85 117,662 15 797,348 2008-2009 .....: 680,328 85 123,568 15 803,896 2009-2010 .....: 669,955 86 107,109 14 777,064 : 2010-2011 .....: 718,501 85 127,450 15 845,951 2011-2012 .....: 771,427 87 110,430 13 881,857 2012-2013 .....: 758,928 87 110,697 13 869,625 2013-2014 .....: 768,996 87 113,079 13 882,075 2014-2015 .....: 840,346 90 90,754 10 931,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agaricus Mushroom Price and Value by Utilization - United States: 2005-2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh market : Processing : All sales :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :Price 1/: Value :Price 1/: Value :Price 1/: Value : per : of : per : of : per : of : pound : sales : pound : sales : pound : sales --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dollars 1,000 dollars dollars 1,000 dollars dollars 1,000 dollars : 2005-2006 ..: 1.130 793,538 0.428 55,298 1.020 848,836 2006-2007 ..: 1.210 840,560 0.640 75,001 1.120 915,561 2007-2008 ..: 1.240 841,753 0.645 75,854 1.150 917,607 2008-2009 ..: 1.240 841,021 0.564 69,637 1.130 910,658 2009-2010 ..: 1.230 821,472 0.587 62,918 1.140 884,390 : 2010-2011 ..: 1.240 887,839 0.599 76,353 1.140 964,192 2011-2012 ..: 1.260 969,847 0.628 69,312 1.180 1,039,159 2012-2013 ..: 1.280 969,278 0.626 69,263 1.190 1,038,541 2013-2014 ..: 1.260 971,521 0.694 78,451 1.190 1,049,972 2014-2015 ..: 1.290 1,087,330 0.721 65,473 1.240 1,152,803 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot - United States: 2005-2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area : Yield per : Dollar volume Year : Growers 1/ : in : square : per square : : production : foot : foot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number 1,000 square feet pounds dollars : 2005-2006 .: 123 142,550 5.85 5.95 2006-2007 .: 117 145,743 5.58 6.28 2007-2008 .: 111 136,011 5.86 6.75 2008-2009 .: 117 134,533 5.98 6.77 2009-2010 .: 109 129,268 6.01 6.84 : 2010-2011 .: 109 134,266 6.30 7.18 2011-2012 .: 105 139,331 6.33 7.46 2012-2013 .: 107 139,846 6.22 7.43 2013-2014 .: 103 134,685 6.55 7.80 2014-2015 .: 108 143,050 6.51 8.06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates are based on growers with sales and include all known growing facilities. Agaricus Mushroom Growing Area Intended for Production by Utilization - States, Regions, and United States: July 2015-June 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Intentions July 2015 - June 2016 State and region :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh : Processed : Total : Percent of : market : market : fillings : last year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 square feet ----------- percent : California ...........: (D) (D) 17,332 100 Pennsylvania .........: (D) (D) 89,593 103 : Other States 1/ ......: 137,630 10,813 41,518 109 : East .................: 94,973 10,792 105,765 102 : Central ..............: (D) (D) 19,455 121 : West .................: (D) (D) 23,223 100 : United States ........: 137,630 10,813 148,443 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table. Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers by Sales Category - United States: 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 ----------------------------------------------------------- : Number of growers Sales categories :--------------------------------- (million pounds) : 2013-2014 : 2014-2015 ----------------------------------------------------------- : number : Over 20.0 ...............: 11 13 10.0 - 19.9 .............: 20 15 5.0 - 9.9 ...............: 16 18 2.5 - 4.9 ...............: 15 17 1.0 - 2.4 ...............: 21 19 0.5 - 1.0 ...............: 5 4 Less than 0.5 ...........: 15 22 : Total ...................: 103 108 ----------------------------------------------------------- Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales by Variety - United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 [Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and $200 in sales] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : All sales : : Total :---------------------------------------- Year and variety : Growers 1/ :production 2/: Volume of : Price per : Value of : : : sales 3/ : pound 4/ : sales ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : number --- 1,000 pounds --- dollars 1,000 dollars : 2012-2013 : Shiitake ........: 179 8,875 8,277 3.32 27,468 Oyster ..........: 97 7,414 6,975 3.02 21,050 : Other ...........: 28 3,659 3,375 4.99 16,827 : Total ...........: 209 19,948 18,627 3.51 65,345 : 2013-2014 : Shiitake ........: 206 9,327 8,952 3.21 28,759 Oyster ..........: 119 7,499 7,165 3.74 26,783 : Other ...........: 37 1,846 1,641 6.16 10,114 : Total ...........: 260 18,672 17,758 3.70 65,656 : 2014-2015 : Shiitake ........: 216 10,517 10,176 3.21 32,619 Oyster ..........: 122 7,960 7,688 3.17 24,368 : Other ...........: 46 4,060 3,655 4.97 18,183 : Total ...........: 265 22,537 21,519 3.49 75,170 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Growers counted only once for United States total if growing more than one specialty type mushroom. Growers growing Agaricus and specialty mushrooms are included. 2/ Total production includes all fresh market and processing sales plus amount harvested but not sold (shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.). 3/ Virtually all specialty mushroom sales are for fresh market. 4/ 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. Specialty Mushroom Area in Production by Variety - United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 [Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and $200 in sales] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Area in production :---------------------------------------------------------------- Year and variety : Natural : Natural wood : All other : wood outdoor : undercover and : production : logs : indoor logs : media ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------- 1,000 logs ------ 1,000 square feet : 2012-2013 : Shiitake 1/ .....: 137 243 1,455 Oyster ..........: (X) (X) 790 : Other ...........: (X) (X) 379 : Total ...........: 137 243 2,624 : 2013-2014 : Shiitake 1/ .....: 166 221 1,432 Oyster ..........: (X) (X) 1,008 : Other ...........: (X) (X) 338 : Total ...........: 166 221 2,778 : 2014-2015 : Shiitake 1/ .....: 180 280 1,750 Oyster ..........: (X) (X) 802 : Other ...........: (X) (X) 385 : Total ...........: 180 280 2,937 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes small quantity of logs producing Oyster and Other mushrooms. These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Agaricus Mushrooms Agaricus mushroom volume of sales totaled 931 million pounds, up 6 percent from the 2013-2014 season. Pennsylvania accounted for 63 percent of the total volume of sales and second-ranked California contributed 11 percent. The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at $1.15 billion dollars, up 10 percent from a year ago. Brown mushrooms, including Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for 161 million pounds, up 5 percent from last season. Brown mushrooms accounted for 17 percent of the total Agaricus volume sold and 21 percent of the total Agaricus value. The total number of Agaricus growers in the United States, at 108, was up 5 from last season. Growers with sales exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 71 percent of United States Agaricus sales, or 658 million pounds. United States fresh market sales of Agaricus mushrooms totaled 840 million pounds, up 10 percent from the previous season, while processed sales, at 91 million pounds, was down 20 percent from the previous season. Growers reported United States fresh market production made up 90 percent of total sales volume, while processed production represented the remaining 10 percent. Grower total filling intentions for the 2015-2016 crop are 148 million square feet, up 4 percent from the total fillings in the 2014-2015 season. The 59 growers of Agaricus mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania produced 404 million pounds, a decrease of 7 percent compared with the 2013-2014 growing season. This production was valued at 385 million dollars, down 7 percent from the previous season. The growing area in Chester County was 12.7 million square feet, up 2 percent from last season. Total fillings were 63.2 million square feet, down 1 percent from the 2013-2014 growing season. Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 2014-2015 totaled 75.2 million, up 14 percent from the 2013-2014 season. A specialty grower is defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and $200 or more in sales. The average price per pound received by growers, at $3.49, was down 21 cents from the previous season. Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms Growers produced 60.7 million pounds of mushrooms that were certified organic during the 2014-2015 growing season, 40 percent above 2013-2014. Sixty-eight percent of the total, or 41.4 million pounds, were sold as certified organic mushrooms. This is up 43 percentage points from the 2013-2014 crop year. Agaricus mushrooms accounted for 72 percent of the mushrooms sold as certified organic, while all specialty mushrooms made up the remainder. The total certified organic sales of all mushrooms represent 4 percent of the 2014-2015 total mushroom sales. The number of certified organic mushroom growers totaled 67, up 6 growers from the revised previous season. These growers represent 19 percent of the 354 total mushroom producers. Regional Mushroom Producing States Listing Regional Agaricus Mushroom Producing States East: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Central: Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin. West: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Regional Specialty Mushroom Producing States East: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Central: Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. West: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in preparation for this report. All known commercial mushroom producers are contacted utilizing mail, telephone, and personal enumeration. Unless other specific arrangements are made, data collection for multi-State operations is conducted by the State in which the firm's headquarters is located. Information is collected for Agaricus (including White Button, Crimini, and Portabello) and specialty mushrooms. Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the mushroom grower surveys is used to establish estimates of number of growers, area in production, yield per square foot, utilization, volume of sales, average price per pound, and value of sales. Estimates are also prepared for the total amount of mushrooms grown as certified organic, quantity sold from mushrooms certified as organically produced and the number of certified organic growers. Revision policy: All mushroom estimates, except intentions, are subject to revision the following year based on a thorough review of all available data. Reliability: The mushrooms grower surveys are subject to non-sampling errors, such as omissions, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@nass.usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch...................................................... (202) 720-2127 Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section............... (202) 720-2127 Vincent Davis - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Cherries.. (202) 720-2157 Fleming Gibson - Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits............ (202) 720-5412 Greg Lemmons - Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ................... (202) 720-4285 Dave Losh - Hops................................................................. (360) 709-2400 Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans ................... (202) 720-3250 Daphne Schauber - Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ................. (202) 720-4215 Chris Singh - Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .......................... 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