Vg 2-1-2 (8-07)a Mushrooms National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 23, 2007, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Mushrooms" call Dan Norris at (202) 720-3250, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Update Alert The 2005-06 West Region and U.S. values for brown mushroom volume of sales and value of sales on page 5 were updated. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx All Mushroom Sales Down 2 Percent, Value Up 7 Percent Sales of the 2006-07 U.S. mushroom crop are 827 million pounds, down 2 percent from the 2005-06 season and 3 percent below two years ago. Value of sales for the 2006-07 U.S. mushroom crop is $956 million, up 7 percent from the previous season and 5 percent above the 2004-05 season. The number of growers, at 279, is down 27 from last season. The average price is $1.16 per pound, up 11 cents from 2005-06. Sales reported by growers of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh market are 697 million pounds, down 1 percent from last season. Sales of Agaricus mushrooms for processing are 117 million pounds, 9 percent below last season. Value of sales for all Agaricus mushrooms totaled 915 million dollars, up 8 percent from the previous season and 6 percent above 2004-05. (Agaricus and specialty highlights continued on page 12) Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Sales : :-------------------------------------------------- Year : Growers 1/ : Volume of : Price per : Value of : : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2004-05 : 296 853,154 1.070 908,733 2005-06 : 306 847,113 1.050 889,365 2006-07 : 279 826,666 1.160 955,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2004-05 : 4,100 20,525 118,648 1.450 172,465 2005-06 : 4,368 21,911 117,916 1.500 176,638 2006-07 : 4,367 22,549 117,851 1.590 187,473 : PA : 2004-05 : 17,363 80,243 495,432 0.790 391,289 2005-06 : 16,752 78,975 492,426 0.767 377,702 2006-07 : 16,761 83,587 496,566 0.891 442,292 : WA : 2004-05 : 365 2,267 11,103 1.430 15,877 2005-06 3/ : 2006-07 3/ : : Oth Sts : 2004-05 4/ : 7,077 40,058 212,900 1.330 282,561 2005-06 5/ : 7,302 41,664 223,335 1.320 294,496 2006-07 6/ : 7,051 37,225 199,432 1.430 285,596 : East : 2004-05 : 20,089 98,792 594,848 0.868 516,351 2005-06 : 19,350 96,959 593,922 0.836 496,474 2006-07 : 19,053 97,188 573,013 0.949 543,837 : Central : 2004-05 : 3,105 15,358 84,133 1.440 121,554 2005-06 : 3,174 15,651 82,618 1.500 123,785 2006-07 : 3,239 15,841 79,821 1.600 127,717 : West : 2004-05 : 5,711 28,943 159,102 1.410 224,287 2005-06 : 5,898 29,940 157,137 1.450 228,577 2006-07 : 5,887 30,332 161,015 1.510 243,807 : US : 2004-05 : 28,905 143,093 838,083 1.030 862,192 2005-06 : 28,422 142,550 833,677 1.020 848,836 2006-07 : 28,179 143,361 813,849 1.120 915,361 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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/ Missing data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 4/ CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. 5/ CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WI. 6/ CO, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms: Utilization, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value by Region and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 2004-05 : PA : 385,473 0.893 344,227 109,959 0.428 47,062 Other East : 85,442 1.380 118,298 13,974 0.484 6,764 East Total : 470,915 0.982 462,525 123,933 0.434 53,826 : Central Total : 72,485 1.560 112,915 11,648 0.742 8,639 : CA : 114,013 1.490 169,879 4,635 0.558 2,586 Other West : 38,906 1.320 51,174 1,548 0.419 648 West Total : 152,919 1.450 221,053 6,183 0.523 3,234 : US : 696,319 1.140 796,493 141,764 0.463 65,699 : 2005-06 : PA : 390,887 0.866 338,508 101,539 0.386 39,194 Other East : 90,106 1.260 113,439 11,390 0.468 5,333 East Total : 480,993 0.940 451,947 112,929 0.394 44,527 : Central Total : 71,377 1.620 115,428 11,241 0.743 8,357 : CA : 114,180 1.530 174,695 3,736 0.520 1,943 Other West : 38,034 1.350 51,468 1,187 0.397 471 West Total : 152,214 1.490 226,163 4,923 0.490 2,414 : US : 704,584 1.130 793,538 129,093 0.428 55,298 : 2006-07 : PA : 403,564 0.960 387,421 93,002 0.590 54,871 Other East : 66,210 1.420 93,740 10,237 0.762 7,805 East Total : 469,774 1.020 481,161 103,239 0.607 62,676 : Central Total : 69,696 1.690 118,038 10,125 0.956 9,679 : CA : 115,017 1.610 185,177 2,834 0.810 2,296 Other West : 42,222 1.330 55,984 942 0.372 350 West Total : 157,239 1.530 241,161 3,776 0.701 2,646 : US : 696,709 1.210 840,360 117,140 0.640 75,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Volume, Price, and Value of All Sales by Region and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : 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 : 2004-05 : PA : 76 495,432 0.790 391,289 Other East : 12 99,416 1.260 125,062 East Total : 88 594,848 0.868 516,351 : Central Total : 7 84,133 1.440 121,554 : CA : 16 118,648 1.450 172,465 Other West : 7 40,454 1.280 51,822 West Total : 23 159,102 1.410 224,287 : US : 118 838,083 1.030 862,192 : 2005-06 : PA : 76 492,426 0.767 377,702 Other East : 13 101,496 1.170 118,772 East Total : 89 593,922 0.836 496,474 : Central Total : 7 82,618 1.500 123,785 : CA : 20 117,916 1.500 176,638 Other West : 7 39,221 1.320 51,939 West Total : 27 157,137 1.450 228,577 : US : 123 833,677 1.020 848,836 : 2006-07 : PA : 73 496,566 0.891 442,292 Other East : 10 76,447 1.330 101,545 East Total : 83 573,013 0.949 543,837 : Central Total : 7 79,821 1.600 127,717 : CA : 20 117,851 1.590 187,473 Other West : 7 43,164 1.310 56,334 West Total : 27 161,015 1.510 243,807 : US : 117 813,849 1.120 915,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area, by State and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Yield per Square Foot and :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1/ : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : 2006-07 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : PA : 6.17 6.24 5.94 East : 6.02 6.13 5.90 : Central : 5.48 5.28 5.04 : CA : 5.78 5.38 5.23 West : 5.50 5.25 5.31 : US : 5.86 5.85 5.68 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollar Volume per Square Foot :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : PA : 4.88 4.78 5.29 East : 5.23 5.12 5.60 : Central : 7.91 7.91 8.06 : CA : 8.40 8.06 8.31 West : 7.75 7.63 8.04 : US : 6.03 5.95 6.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini): Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, and Value, by Region and United States, July 1, 2004-June 30, 2007 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : : Volume : :: Region : : Volume : and :Growers: of : Value :: and :Growers: of : Value Year 2/ : : Sales : :: Year 2/ : : Sales : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols:: :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols : :: : East : :: West : 2004-05 : 36 79,524 84,644 :: 2004-05 : 15 14,524 30,301 2005-06 : 37 95,872 104,809 :: 2005-06 : 15 15,066 31,981 2006-07 : 35 75,160 85,155 :: 2006-07 : 16 17,098 37,560 : :: : Central : :: US : 2004-05 : 7 6,480 15,222 :: 2004-05 : 58 100,528 130,167 2005-06 : 7 6,359 15,248 :: 2005-06 : 59 117,297 152,038 2006-07 : 7 6,931 17,418 :: 2006-07 : 58 99,189 140,133 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Brown mushrooms are part of Agarius mushrooms. 2/ Regions: East: CT, DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. Agaricus Mushrooms: Sales by Type and Percent of Total, United States, 1993-2007 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 : 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 2000-01 : 692,630 82 153,579 18 846,209 2001-02 : 689,968 83 141,139 17 831,107 : 2002-03 : 697,248 83 139,150 17 836,398 2003-04 : 703,496 84 137,666 16 841,162 2004-05 : 696,319 83 141,764 17 838,083 2005-06 : 704,584 85 129,093 15 833,677 2006-07 : 696,709 86 117,140 14 813,849 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Price and Value by Type of Sale, United States, 1993-2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : 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 2000-01 : 1.060 736,543 0.579 88,957 0.976 825,500 2001-02 : 1.150 796,522 0.525 74,051 1.050 870,573 : 2002-03 : 1.120 778,307 0.558 77,676 1.020 855,983 2003-04 : 1.140 805,200 0.532 73,205 1.040 878,405 2004-05 : 1.140 796,493 0.463 65,699 1.030 862,192 2005-06 : 1.130 793,538 0.428 55,298 1.020 848,836 2006-07 : 1.210 840,360 0.640 75,001 1.120 915,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot, United States, 1993-2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area : Yield per : Dollar Volume Year : Growers 1/ : in : Square : per Square : : Production : Foot : Foot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Square Feet Pounds Dollars : 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 2000-01 : 137 143,873 5.88 5.74 2001-02 : 128 140,822 5.90 6.18 : 2002-03 : 127 141,844 5.90 6.03 2003-04 : 125 146,510 5.74 6.00 2004-05 : 118 143,093 5.86 6.03 2005-06 : 123 142,550 5.85 5.95 2006-07 : 117 143,361 5.68 6.39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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, 2007 - June 30, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Intentions Jul 2007 - Jun 2008 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- and : Fresh : Processed : Total : Percent of Region 1/: Market : Market : Fillings : Last Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Square Feet ----------- Percent : CA : 21,551 525 22,076 98 PA : 78,809 4,771 83,580 100 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 35,571 1,797 37,368 100 : East : 92,198 5,044 97,242 100 : Central : 14,345 1,494 15,839 100 : West : 29,388 555 29,943 99 : US : 135,931 7,093 143,024 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, MD, NY, PA, TN, and VT. Central: IL, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ CO, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 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 : 2004-05 : : Shiitake : 164 9,085 8,616 3.25 28,005 : Oyster : 76 5,428 5,128 2.35 12,035 : Other : 27 1,436 1,327 4.90 6,501 : US 6/ : 193 15,949 15,071 3.09 46,541 : 2005-06 : : Shiitake : 178 8,014 7,685 3.25 24,942 : Oyster : 67 4,765 4,563 2.15 9,827 : Other : 24 1,377 1,188 4.85 5,760 : US 6/ : 206 14,156 13,436 3.02 40,529 : 2006-07 : : Shiitake : 153 6,865 6,698 3.36 22,508 : Oyster : 60 4,958 4,748 2.41 11,424 : Other : 28 1,418 1,371 4.75 6,506 : US 6/ : 179 13,241 12,817 3.16 40,438 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and 200 dollars in sales. 2/ Growers counted only once for US total if growing more than one specialty type mushroom. Growers growing Agaricus and specialty mushrooms are included. 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/ 2004-05: AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 2005-06: AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. 2006-07: AR, CA, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Area in Production by Variety and United States, July 1, 2004 - June 30, 2007 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Year :---------------------------------------------------------------- and : Natural : Natural Wood : All Other Variety : Wood Outdoor : Undercover and : Production : Logs : Indoor Logs : Media -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Logs ------ 1,000 Square Feet : 2004-05 : : Shiitake 2/ : 360 62 1,585 : Oyster : 637 : Other : 459 : US 3/ : 360 62 2,681 : 2005-06 : : Shiitake 2/ : 182 64 1,517 : Oyster : 489 : Other : 404 : US 3/ : 182 64 2,410 : 2006-07 : : Shiitake 2/ : 173 68 1,323 : Oyster : 633 : Other : 228 : US 3/ : 173 68 2,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and 200 dollars in sales. 2/ Includes small quantity of logs producing Oyster and Other mushrooms. These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ 2004-05: AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 2005-06: AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. 2006-07: AR, CA, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms Agaricus mushroom sales totaled 814 million pounds, down 2 percent from the 2005-06 season and 3 percent below 2004-05. Pennsylvania accounted for 61 percent of the total volume of sales and second ranked California contributed 14 percent. The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at $915 million, up 8 percent from the 2005-06 season. Brown mushrooms, including Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for 99.2 million pounds, down 15 percent from last season and 1 percent lower than the 2004-05 crop year. Brown mushrooms accounted for 12 percent of the total Agaricus volume sold. The brown mushroom crop value of sales for the 2006-07 season is $140 million, 15 percent of the total Agaricus value. The number of Agaricus growers in the U.S. totaled 117, 6 fewer than last season and 1 less than two seasons ago. Growers with sales exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 63 percent of U.S. Agaricus production, or 514 million pounds. The number of growers by sales categories are as follows: Over 20.0 million pounds, 9 growers; 10.0 million to 19.9 million pounds, 16 growers; 5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 21 growers; 2.5 million to 4.9 million pounds, 27 growers; 1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds, 24 growers; 0.5 million to 1.0 million pounds, 3 growers; less than 0.5 million pounds of sales, 17 growers. The growing area is 28.2 million square feet, down 1 percent from the previous season and 3 percent below 2004-05. Total fillings are 143 million square feet, up 1 percent from last season and slightly above 2004-05. Yields averaged 5.68 pounds per square foot, down 3 percent from last season. Producers received an average return of $6.39 per square foot, up 44 cents from last season and 36 cents above the 2004-05 season. U.S. fresh market production at 697 million pounds is down 1 percent from the previous season, while processed production, at 117 million pounds, is 9 percent below the previous season. Growers reported U.S. fresh market production at 86 percent of total sales volume with processed production making up the remaining 14 percent. Grower total filling intentions for the 2007-08 crop are virtually unchanged from the 2006-07 crop. The 62 growers of Agaricus mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania produced 348 million pounds of Agaricus mushrooms valued at $309 million. The growing area in Chester County was 11.9 million square feet. Total fillings were 59.3 million square feet. Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 2006-07 is $40.4 million, virtually unchanged from the 2005-06 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 in sales. The average price per pound received by growers, at $3.16, is up 14 cents from the previous season. Sales of Shiitake mushrooms totaled 6.70 million pounds for the 2006-07 season, down 13 percent from the previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $3.36, is up 11 cents from 2005-06. Sales volume of Oyster mushrooms, at 4.75 million pounds, is up 4 percent from the previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $2.41, is up 26 cents from the previous season. Sales of exotic mushrooms, other than Shiitake or Oyster, are 1.37 million pounds, up 15 percent from last season. Price per pound received by growers, at $4.75, is down 10 cents from 2005-06. Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms Growers sold 36.2 million pounds of mushrooms that were certified organic during the 2006-07 growing season, 11 percent above 2005-06. Out of the 36.2 million pounds, 8.57 million pounds, or 24 percent of the total were sold as certified organic mushrooms, while the rest were sold without the certified organic label. This compares with 8.78 million pounds, or 27 percent sold as certified organic during the 2005-06 crop year. Agaricus mushrooms accounted for 78 percent of the mushrooms sold as certified organic, while all specialty mushrooms made up the remainder. These certified organic sales represent 1 percent of the 2006-07 total mushroom sales. The number of certified organic mushroom growers totaled 38, up 5 from the previous season. These growers represent 14 percent of the 279 total mushroom producers. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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