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Mushrooms                                                                       
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Agricultural                                                                    
Statistics                                                                      
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United States                                                                   
Department of                                                                   
Agriculture                                                                     
                                                                                
Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released August 16, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Mushrooms" call (202) 720-2127, office hours 8:00 a.m. to       
4:30 p.m. ET.  For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information 
about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at   
1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV.                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
       Mushroom Production and Value Second Highest on Record                   
                                                                                
Total volume of mushroom sales in the U.S. during the 1995-96 production year   
totaled 787 million pounds, down fractionally from last year's record high of   
789 million pounds.  The value of the mushroom crop decreased slightly to       
$758 million.  Growers received an average of 96.3 cents per pound, unchanged   
from last season.  Prices for mushrooms are what producers receive at the point 
of first sale.  Refer to footnote 1 on page 3 for a further explanation of      
price. The number of growers continued to fall as the count for the 1995-96     
season decreased to 357 growers, down from 371 growers last season.             
                                                                                
Agaricus mushroom production totaled 778 million pounds, down fractionally from 
the previous season.  Pennsylvania led all States in production with 353 million
pounds, down slightly from last growing season.  Pennsylvania growers supplied  
45 percent of all Agaricus mushrooms grown in the U.S.  California ranked second
in production with 131 million pounds, down 3 percent from last season.  Of the 
778 million pounds of Agaricus production, an estimated 25.0 million pounds, or 
3 percent, were Brown mushrooms.  Brown mushroom production includes Portobello 
and Crimini mushrooms.  The value of the Brown mushroom crop for the 1995-96    
season was an estimated $38.8 million.                                          
                                                      (Continued on page 14)    
                                                                                
                                                                                
        Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume of         
         Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996         
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           :            :               All Sales                               
           :            :------------------------------------------------------ 
   Year    : Growers 1/ :    Volume of     :   Price per  :     Value of        
           :            :      Sales       :   Pound  2/  :      Sales          
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           :   Number     1,000 Pounds         Dollars     1,000 Dollars        
           :                                                                    
1993-94    :     358         759,236           0.944           716,464          
1994-95 3/ :     371         789,177           0.963           759,822          
1995-96    :     357         786,710           0.963           757,604          
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1/  Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty.      
2/  See footnote 1 on page 3.                                                   
3/  Revised.                                                                    
        Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State             
              and United States, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996                   
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  State,  :       Area in Production       :         :         :                
  Region, :--------------------------------:  Volume : Price   :   Value        
  and     :   Growing   :      Total       :   of    :  per    :    of          
  Year    :    Area     :     Fillings     :  Sales  : Pound 1/:   Sales        
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          :                                   1,000                 1,000       
          :   ---- 1,000 Square Feet ----     Pounds   Dollars     Dollars      
CA        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :    3,578            21,822       124,019      1.060     130,911     
  1994-95 :    3,585            21,889       134,897      1.040     140,796     
  1995-96 :    3,587            22,401       130,963      1.090     142,642     
          :                                                                     
DE        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      471             1,661         6,055      0.711       4,308     
  1994-95 :      332             1,252         4,456      0.748       3,335     
  1995-96 :      263               951         2,951      0.794       2,343     
          :                                                                     
FL        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :    1,554             6,736        37,886      1.080      41,005     
  1994-95 :    1,600             6,905        40,306      1.100      44,408     
  1995-96 :    1,577             6,781        41,913      1.060      44,516     
          :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      245             1,438         4,406      0.804       3,542     
  1994-95 :      166             1,438         6,207      0.780       4,841     
  1995-96 :      190             1,438         6,313      0.810       5,112     
          :                                                                     
IN        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      475             2,230        14,252      0.990      14,108     
  1994-95 :      475             2,379        14,107      0.939      13,249     
  1995-96 :      469             2,379        13,906      1.090      15,208     
          :                                                                     
MD        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      211               957         2,417      0.695       1,680     
  1994-95 :      221               603         2,425      0.726       1,761     
  1995-96 :      221               744         1,920      0.843       1,619     
          :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      536             2,578        14,736      0.942      13,881     
  1994-95 :      527             2,581        14,877      0.938      13,958     
  1995-96 :      513             2,595        14,414      1.100      15,818     
          :                                                                     
OH        :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      557             2,848        15,451      1.010      15,561     
  1994-95 :      557             2,965        16,323      0.944      15,409     
  1995-96 :      554             2,965        16,681      1.090      18,157     
          :                                                                     
OK 2/     :                                                                     
  1993-94 :      418             2,312        12,412      1.220      15,148     
  1994-95 :                                                                     
  1995-96 :                                                                     
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1/ See footnote 1 on page 3.                                    --continued     
2/ See footnote 2 on page 3.                                                    
                                                                                
      Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State               
         and United States, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996 (continued)            
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  State,   :      Area in Production       :         :         :                
  Region,  :-------------------------------:  Volume : Price   :   Value        
  and      :  Growing   :      Total       :   of    :  per    :    of          
  Year     :   Area     :     Fillings     :  Sales  : Pound 1/:   Sales        
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           :                                  1,000                 1,000       
           :   ---- 1,000 Square Feet ----    Pounds   Dollars     Dollars      
PA         :                                                                    
  1993-94  :  17,131            62,081       354,793      0.765     271,262     
  1994-95  :  19,334            65,100       354,500      0.772     273,661     
  1995-96  :  19,905            60,350       353,115      0.721     254,680     
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :                                                                    
  1993-94  :   6,617            31,040       164,372      1.070     176,267     
  1994-95  :   7,686            34,482       192,880      1.140     219,292     
  1995-96  :   7,516            34,716       195,694      1.160     227,483     
           :                                                                    
East 4/    :                                                                    
  1993-94  :  21,297            81,596       455,342      0.824     375,388     
  1994-95  :  23,367            84,235       460,363      0.845     389,049     
  1995-96  :  23,876            79,075       459,978      0.806     370,600     
           :                                                                    
Central 4/ :                                                                    
  1993-94  :   3,108            14,249        80,375      1.010      80,863     
  1994-95  :   3,573            14,769        82,320      1.030      84,969     
  1995-96  :   4,920            23,003       127,707      1.170     149,739     
           :                                                                    
West 4/    :                                                                    
  1993-94  :   7,388            39,858       215,082      1.080     231,422     
  1994-95  :   7,543            40,590       238,295      1.080     256,692     
  1995-96  :   5,999            33,242       190,185      1.090     207,239     
           :                                                                    
US         :                                                                    
  1993-94  :  31,793           135,703       750,799      0.916     687,673     
  1994-95  :  34,483           139,594       780,978      0.936     730,710     
  1995-96  :  34,795           135,320       777,870      0.935     727,578     
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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/  Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
3/  CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI in 1995-96.      
4/  States reporting in 1995-96.  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.     
    Central: IL, IA, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND,        
    OR, UT, and WA.                                                             
                                                                                
         Agaricus Mushrooms:  Volume of Sales, Price, Value, and Type           
               of Sale by Region, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996                  
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                 :          Fresh Market        :          Processing           
     Year,       :------------------------------------------------------------  
     State,      :  Volume  : Price   :  Value  :  Volume  : Price   : Value    
     Region      :    of    :  per    :    of   :    of    :  per    :   of     
                 :  Sales   : Pound 1/:  Sales  :  Sales   : Pound 1/: Sales    
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                 :  1,000                1,000     1,000                1,000   
                 :  Pounds    Dollars   Dollars    Pounds    Dollars   Dollars  
                 :                                                              
1993-94          :                                                              
  PA             : 184,913    0.879     162,539  169,880       0.640  108,723   
  Other East     :  81,716    1.120      91,620   18,833       0.664   12,506   
  East Total     : 266,629    0.953     254,159  188,713       0.642  121,229   
                                                                                
  Central Total  :  67,079    1.060      71,084   13,296       0.735    9,779   
                 :                                                              
  CA             : 108,628    1.100     119,491   15,391       0.742   11,420   
  Other West     :  74,500    1.180      88,129   16,563       0.748   12,382   
  West Total     : 183,128    1.130     207,620   31,954       0.745   23,802   
                 :                                                              
  US             : 516,836    1.030     532,863  233,963       0.662  154,810   
                 :                                                              
1994-95          :                                                              
  PA             : 182,250    0.874     159,287  172,250       0.664  114,374   
  Other East     :  83,979    1.200     100,418   21,884       0.684   14,970   
  East Total     : 266,229    0.975     259,705  194,134       0.666  129,344   
                 :                                                              
  Central Total  :  66,522    1.090      72,728   15,798       0.775   12,241   
                 :                                                              
  CA             : 114,707    1.100     126,178   20,190       0.724   14,618   
  Other West     :  83,939    1.210     101,340   19,459       0.748   14,556   
  West Total     : 198,646    1.150     227,518   39,649       0.736   29,174   
                 :                                                              
  US             : 531,397    1.050     559,951  249,581       0.684  170,759   
                 :                                                              
1995-96          :                                                              
  PA             : 186,818    0.871     162,718  166,297       0.553   91,962   
  Other East     :  86,877    1.200     104,547   19,986       0.569   11,373   
  East Total 2/  : 273,695    0.977     267,265  186,283       0.555  103,335   
                 :                                                              
  Central Total2/:  94,352    1.320     124,144   33,355       0.767   25,595   
                 :                                                              
  CA             : 116,265    1.160     134,867   14,698       0.529    7,775   
  Other West     :  52,812    1.170      61,850    6,410       0.429    2,747   
  West Total 2/  : 169,077    1.160     196,717   21,108       0.498   10,522   
                 :                                                              
  US             : 537,124    1.090     588,126  240,746       0.579  139,452   
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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/  States reporting in 1995-96.  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.     
    Central: IL, IA, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND,        
    OR, UT, and WA.                                                             
                                                                                
   Agaricus Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, Price, and          
       Value of All Sales, by Region, July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996              
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                  :          :                All Sales                         
     Year,        :          :------------------------------------------        
     State,       :  Growers :   Volume of   :Price per   :  Value of           
     Region       :          :     Sales     : Pound 1/   :    Sales            
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                  :  Number    1,000 Pounds    Dollars     1,000 Dollars        
                  :                                                             
1993-94           :                                                             
  PA              :   126         354,793       0.765        271,262            
  Other East      :    16         100,549       1.040        104,126            
  East Total      :   142         455,342       0.824        375,388            
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :    17          80,375       1.010         80,863            
                  :                                                             
  CA              :    21         124,019       1.060        130,911            
  Other West      :    13          91,063       1.100        100,511            
  West Total      :    34         215,082       1.080        231,422            
                  :                                                             
  US              :   193         750,799       0.916        687,673            
                  :                                                             
1994-95           :                                                             
  PA              :   119         354,500       0.772        273,661            
  Other East      :    17         105,863       1.090        115,388            
  East Total      :   136         460,363       0.845        389,049            
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :    16          82,320       1.030         84,969            
                  :                                                             
  CA              :    21         134,897       1.040        140,796            
  Other West      :    13         103,398       1.120        115,896            
  West Total      :    34         238,295       1.080        256,692            
                  :                                                             
  US              :   186         780,978       0.936        730,710            
                  :                                                             
1995-96           :                                                             
  PA              :   112         353,115       0.721        254,680            
  Other East      :    16         106,863       1.080        115,920            
  East Total 2/   :   128         459,978       0.806        370,600            
                  :                                                             
  Central Total 2/:    21         127,707       1.170        149,739            
                  :                                                             
  CA              :    22         130,963       1.090        142,642            
  Other West      :     9          59,222       1.090         64,597            
  West Total 2/   :    31         190,185       1.090        207,239            
                  :                                                             
  US              :   180         777,870       0.935        727,578            
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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/  States reporting in 1995-96.  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.     
    Central: IL, IA, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND,        
    OR, UT, and WA.                                                             
                                                                                
          Agaricus Mushrooms: Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot           
                  of Growing Area, by State and United States,                  
                          July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996                          
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             :                          Yield per                               
  State      :                         Square Foot                              
   and       :----------------------------------------------------------------  
  Region     :      1993-94       :      1994-95      :        1995-96          
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             :                           Pounds                                 
             :                                                                  
PA           :        5.72                5.45                  5.85            
East 1/      :        5.58                5.47                  5.82            
             :                                                                  
Central 1/   :        5.64                5.57                  5.55            
             :                                                                  
CA           :        5.68                6.16                  5.85            
West 1/      :        5.40                5.87                  5.72            
             :                                                                  
US           :        5.53                5.59                  5.75            
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             :                      Dollar Volume per                           
             :                         Square Foot                              
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             :                           Dollars                                
             :                                                                  
PA           :        4.37                4.20                  4.22            
East 1/      :        4.60                4.62                  4.69            
             :                                                                  
Central 1/   :        5.67                5.75                  6.51            
             :                                                                  
CA           :        6.00                6.43                  6.37            
West 1/      :        5.81                6.32                  6.23            
             :                                                                  
US           :        5.07                5.23                  5.38            
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1/  States reporting in 1995-96.  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.     
                                                                                
    Central: IL, IA, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND,        
    OR, UT, and WA.                                                             
              Mushrooms:  Sales by Type and Percent of Total,                   
                       United States, 1967-96 1/                                
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           :       Fresh Market      :     Processing       :                   
           :------------------------------------------------:    Total          
   Year    :  Volume of  :           : Volume of :          :  Volume of        
           :    Sales    :  Percent  :   Sales   :  Percent :    Sales          
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           : 1,000 Pounds             1,000 Pounds            1,000 Pounds      
           :                                                                    
1966-67    :    41,951         25       122,964        75         164,915       
1967-68    :    47,611         26       132,980        74         180,591       
1968-69    :    56,024         30       132,783        70         188,807       
1969-70    :    62,115         32       131,764        68         193,879       
1970-71    :    58,269         28       148,541        72         206,810       
           :                                                                    
1971-72    :    66,323         29       165,050        71         231,373       
1972-73    :    76,728         30       177,274        70         254,002       
1973-74    :   102,293         37       177,200        63         279,493       
1974-75    :   126,118         42       172,963        58         299,081       
1975-76    :   142,121         46       167,695        54         309,816       
           :                                                                    
1976-77    :   151,247         44       195,882        56         347,129       
1977-78    :   191,080         48       207,623        52         398,703       
1978-79    :   229,538         51       224,469        49         454,007       
1979-80    :   255,846         54       214,223        46         470,069       
1980-81    :   275,052         59       194,524        41         469,576       
           :                                                                    
1981-82    :   319,132         62       198,014        38         517,146       
1982-83    :   337,234         69       153,592        31         490,826       
1983-84    :   388,075         69       173,456        31         561,531       
1984-85    :   419,913         70       175,768        30         595,681       
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    :   531,397         68       249,581        32         780,978       
1995-96    :   537,124         69       240,746        31         777,870       
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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, 1967-96 1/ 2/                           
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           :     Fresh Market    :      Processing      :     All Sales         
           :------------------------------------------------------------------  
   Year    :  Price  :   Value   :   Price  :   Value   :  Price   :  Value     
           :   per   :    of     :    per   :    of     :   per    :   of       
           :  Pound  :   Sales   :   Pound  :   Sales   :  Pound   :  Sales     
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           :             1,000                  1,000                  1,000    
           : Dollars    Dollars     Dollars    Dollars    Dollars     Dollars   
           :                                                                    
1966-67    :  0.465      19,520      0.313      38,505     0.352       58,025   
1967-68    :  0.449      21,384      0.303      40,269     0.341       61,653   
1968-69    :  0.461      25,845      0.316      42,011     0.359       67,856   
1969-70    :  0.451      28,004      0.339      44,701     0.375       72,705   
1970-71    :  0.544      31,688      0.390      57,932     0.433       89,620   
           :                                                                    
1971-72    :  0.579      38,386      0.415      68,496     0.462      106,882   
1972-73    :  0.555      42,596      0.380      67,379     0.433      109,975   
1973-74    :  0.571      58,407      0.367      64,947     0.441      123,354   
1974-75    :  0.607      76,552      0.409      70,690     0.492      147,242   
1975-76    :  0.719     102,234      0.530      88,864     0.617      191,098   
           :                                                                    
1976-77    :  0.824     124,613      0.669     131,065     0.737      255,678   
1977-78    :  0.901     172,159      0.652     135,429     0.771      307,588   
1978-79    :  0.949     217,770      0.642     144,030     0.797      361,800   
1979-80    :  0.958     245,201      0.576     123,396     0.784      368,597   
1980-81    :  0.947     260,439      0.586     114,060     0.798      374,499   
           :                                                                    
1981-82    :  0.968     308,805      0.555     109,901     0.810      418,706   
1982-83    :  1.000     338,048      0.608      93,373     0.879      431,421   
1983-84    :  0.965     374,327      0.646     112,061     0.866      486,388   
1984-85    :  0.935     392,762      0.574     100,886     0.829      493,648   
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     559,951      0.684     170,759     0.936      730,710   
1995-96    :  1.090     588,126      0.579     139,452     0.935      727,578   
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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, 1967-96 1/          
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           :             :     Area     :   Yield per   :    Dollar Volume      
   Year    :  Growers 2/ :      in      :     Square    :      per Square       
           :             :  Production  :      Foot     :        Foot           
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           :               1,000 Square                                         
           :   Number          Feet           Pounds            Dollars         
           :                                                                    
1966-67    :                  80,595           2.05              0.72           
1967-68    :                  83,389           2.17              0.74           
1968-69    :                  84,728           2.23              0.80           
1969-70    :                  82,350           2.35              0.88           
1970-71    :                  87,490           2.36              1.02           
           :                                                                    
1971-72    :                  93,798           2.47              1.14           
1972-73    :                 102,315           2.48              1.07           
1973-74    :                 107,584           2.60              1.15           
1974-75    :                 110,921           2.70              1.33           
1975-76    :                 114,711           2.70              1.67           
           :                                                                    
1976-77    :                 117,692           2.95              2.17           
1977-78    :                 135,101           2.95              2.28           
1978-79    :                 146,738           3.09              2.47           
1979-80    :                 150,758           3.12              2.44           
1980-81    :                 140,346           3.35              2.67           
           :                                                                    
1981-82    :                 141,326           3.66              2.96           
1982-83    :    440          135,395           3.63              3.19           
1983-84    :    433          142,810           3.93              3.41           
1984-85    :    441          139,133           4.28              3.55           
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          139,594           5.59              5.23           
1995-96    :    180          135,320           5.75              5.38           
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1/  Number of growers, area in production, yield and dollar volume per square   
    foot estimates are primarily Agaricus, but also include specialty mush-     
    rooms through 1986-87.  Statistics after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only.     
2/  Estimates for number of growers are not available prior to 1982-83.  Esti-  
    mates 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, 1996 - June 30, 1997            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
          :               Intentions July 1996 - June 1997                      
          :-------------------------------------------------------------------  
  State   :      Fresh       :    Processed  :    Total      :   Percent of     
          :      Market      :     Market    :   Fillings    :    Last Year     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
          :         ----------- 1,000 Square Feet -----------                   
          :                                                                     
CA        :          22,508                           22,508              100   
DE        :             951                              951              100   
FL        :           6,771                            6,771              100   
GA        :                             1,438          1,438              100   
IN        :           2,379                            2,379              100   
MD        :             744                              744              100   
MI        :           2,598                            2,598              100   
OH        :           2,669               297          2,966              100   
PA        :          37,151            24,738         61,889              103   
          :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
Oth       :                                                                     
 Sts 1/   :          32,796             2,275         35,071              101   
          :                                                                     
East 2/   :          52,720            27,828         80,548              102   
          :                                                                     
Central 2/:          23,237               300         23,537              102   
          :                                                                     
West 2/   :          32,610               620         33,230              100   
          :                                                                     
US        :         108,567            28,748        137,315              101   
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1/  CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI in 1995-96.      
2/  States reporting in 1995-96.  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.     
    Central: IL, IA, IN, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND,        
    OR, UT, and WA.                                                             
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume          
      of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety, United States,           
                      July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996 1/                           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    Year   :         :                        All Sales                         
    and    :         :--------------------------------------------------------- 
  Variety  : Growers :    Total      : Volume of : Price per :    Value of      
           :         : Production 2/ : Sales 3/  :   Pound 4/:     Sales        
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           :  Number       --- 1,000 Pounds --      Dollars    1,000 Dollars    
           :                                                                    
1993-94    :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
  Shiitake :               5,762         5,585        3.70      20,672          
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :               2,089         1,946        2.50       4,856          
           :                                                                    
  Oth      :                 993           906        3.60       3,263          
           :                                                                    
  US       :   171         8,844         8,437        3.41      28,791          
           :                                                                    
1994-95    :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
  Shiitake :               5,614         5,362        3.85      20,642          
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :               1,971         1,791        2.65       4,746          
           :                                                                    
  Oth      :               1,165         1,046        3.56       3,724          
           :                                                                    
  US       :   192         8,750         8,199        3.55      29,112          
           :                                                                    
1995-96    :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
  Shiitake :               6,140         5,665        3.49      19,772          
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :               1,941         1,791        2.49       4,467          
           :                                                                    
  Oth      :               1,500         1,384        4.18       5,787          
           :                                                                    
  US 5/    :   188         9,581         8,840        3.40      30,026          
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1/  Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200        
    natural wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing area.          
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/  See footnote 1 on page 3.                                                   
5/  States reporting in 1995-96.  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY    
    MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, WV.     
                                                                                
                                                                                
   Specialty Mushrooms:  Area in Production by Variety, United States,          
                        July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1996 1/                         
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              :                           Area                                  
    Year      :------------------------------------------------------------     
     and      :      Natural      :   Natural Wood   :      All Other           
   Variety    :   Wood Outdoor    :  Undercover and  :      Production          
              :       Logs        :   Indoor Logs    :        Media             
---------------------------------------------------------------------------     
              :      --------- 1,000 --------            1,000 Square Feet      
1993-94       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         174             352                 1,363               
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                               364               
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                                90               
              :                                                                 
  US          :         174             352                 1,817               
              :                                                                 
1994-95       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         148             314                 1,353               
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                               300               
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                               108               
              :                                                                 
  US          :         148             314                 1,761               
              :                                                                 
1995-96       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         145             257                 1,506               
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                               259               
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                               173               
              :                                                                 
  US 3/       :         145             257                 1,938               
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1/  Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200        
    natural wood logs or commercial indoor growing area.                        
2/  Includes small quantity of logs producing oyster and other mushrooms.       
    These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of              
    operations.                                                                 
3/  States reporting in 1995-96.  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID,           
    IL, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA,         
    WA, WI, and WV.                                                             
(continued from page 1)                                                         
The number of Agaricus growers in the U.S. totaled 180, down 6 from last season.
Of the 180 Agaricus mushroom growers, 11 realized sales of over 20 million      
pounds in the 1995-96 season.  Growers with sales exceeding 20 million pounds   
accounted for 39 percent of U.S. agaricus production, or 304 million pounds.    
The other sales groups are as follows: between 10.0 million and 19.9 million    
pounds, 13 growers; 5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 14 growers; 2.5 million  
to 4.9 million pounds, 38 growers; 1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds,           
36 growers; and those with less than 1.0 million pounds of sales, 68 growers.   
                                                                                
The value of the 1995-96 Agaricus crop totaled $728 million, down slightly from 
last season.  Growers received an average 93.5 cents per pound, virtually       
unchanged from a year earlier.  Increased prices for fresh mushrooms were offset
by decreased prices for processing mushrooms.  Prices averaged $1.09 per pound  
for fresh mushrooms, 4.00 cents above last season.  Growers received an average 
57.9 cents per pound for processing mushrooms, down 10.5 cents from previous    
season.  Fresh market sales accounted for 69 percent of the Agaricus crop while 
31 percent went to processors.  When mushroom statistics began in 1967, fresh   
market sales accounted for 25 percent of the sales while processing made up     
75 percent of the sales.                                                        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                       Specialty Mushrooms                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Volume of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Oyster,   
and all other exotics) in 1995-96 increased to 8.84 million pounds, up 8 percent
from the 1994-95 production.  The average price received by growers decreased   
15.0 cents per pound to $3.40 per pound.  Value of sales was up 3 percent from  
last year to $30.0 million.  A specialty grower is defined as having at least   
200 natural wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing area.          
                                                                                
Shiitake mushroom sales totaled 5.67 million pounds, up 6 percent from last     
year's sales.  The average price that growers received was down 36.0 cents per  
pound from previous season.  The value of the crop deceased 4 percent to        
$19.8 million.                                                                  
                                                                                
Oyster mushroom sales are estimated at 1.79 million pounds, unchanged from last 
year.  Prices were down 6 percent or 16.0 cents per pound.  The value of sales  
was $4.47 million or 6 percent lower than the 1994-95 crop.                     
                                                                                
All Other specialty mushroom sales totaled 1.38 million pounds, up 32 percent   
from last season and 53 percent above the 1993-94 crop year.  The total value of
the crop increased 55 percent to $5.79 million.  Prices increased 17 percent    
from $3.56 per pound last season to $4.18 per pound.                            
                                                                                
The next "Mushrooms" report will be released in August 1997.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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