Vg 2-1-2  (8-98)
 
 
 
Mushrooms
 
 
National
Agricultur
al
Statistics
Service
 
 
 
 
USDA
Washington, D.C.
 
 
Released August 18, 1998, by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of
Agriculture. For information on "Mushrooms" call Linda Simpson at (202)
690-0270, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 
 
Value and Volume of Sales of All Mushrooms Continues at Record High
Levels; Agaricus Fresh Market Volume of Sales 12 Percent above Previous
Year
 
The value of the 1997-98 mushroom crop in the U.S. totaled $800 million,
4 percent above the previous record high of $766 million set in 1996-97.
Gains in the sales of fresh market Agaricus mushrooms were responsible
for the increase. Sales of all mushrooms during the 1997-98 season, at
818 million pounds, were 4 percent above last year, and growers received
an average 97.9 cents per pound for the 1997-98 crop. The number of
growers fell to 336 from last season's figure of 341.
 
The value of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh market continued to rise,
reaching a record $670 million, 11 percent above the 1996-97 season
while the value of sales of Agaricus mushrooms for processing fell 17
percent. The value of sales of specialty mushrooms fell 26 percent to
$26.8 million for the 1997-98 season with the value of Shiitake mushroom
sales 19 percent below the previous year.
 
 
               (Agaricus and Specialty highlights continued on page 14)
 
 
 
 
         Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume of
         Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998
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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
            :
1995-96     :      357            786,705           0.963           757,531
1996-97 3/  :      341            787,365           0.973           766,434
1997-98     :      336            817,559           0.979           800,267
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1/  Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty.
2/  See footnote 2 on page 3.
3/  Revised.
 
 
 
 
           Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State
                 and United States, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998
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  State,  : Area in Production  :                :             :
Region, 1/:---------------------:     Volume     :    Price    :     Value
    and   : Growing  :  Total   :       of       :     per     :       of
   Year   :   Area   : Fillings :     Sales      :  Pound 2/   :     Sales
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          :  1,000 Square Feet     1,000 Pounds      Dollars     1,000 Dollars
          :
CA        :
  1995-96 :  3,587      22,401       130,963          1.090         142,642
  1996-97 :  4,325      23,028       130,152          1.200         155,554
  1997-98 :  4,759      24,443       133,772          1.190         158,529
          :
DE        :
  1995-96 :    263         951         2,951          0.794           2,343
  1996-97 :    211         706         1,970          0.783           1,542
  1997-98 :    201         758         2,687          0.754           2,026
          :
FL        :
  1995-96 :  1,577       6,781        41,913          1.060          44,516
  1996-97 :  1,577       6,708        40,327          1.060          42,827
  1997-98 :  1,662       7,082        40,650          1.060          43,286
          :
GA        :
  1995-96 :    190       1,438         6,313          0.810           5,112
  1996-97 :    190       1,438         6,281          0.943           5,920
  1997-98 :    245       1,625         6,458          0.865           5,589
          :
IN        :
  1995-96 :    469       2,379        13,906          1.090          15,208
  1996-97 :    469       2,379        12,800          1.070          13,638
  1997-98 :    469       2,378        13,847          1.240          17,163
          :
MD        :
  1995-96 :    221         744         1,920          0.843           1,619
  1996-97 :    184         545         1,940          0.802           1,556
  1997-98 :    185         606         2,178          0.817           1,780
          :
MI        :
  1995-96 :    513       2,595        14,414          1.100          15,818
  1996-97 :    511       2,572        13,638          1.080          14,679
  1997-98 :    525       2,760        14,731          1.150          17,014
          :
OH        :
  1995-96 :    554       2,965        16,681          1.090          18,157
  1996-97 :    554       2,965        16,322          1.030          16,786
  1997-98 :    509       2,965        16,123          1.090          17,613
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                                                                     --continued
 
 
 
 
           Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State
           and United States, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998 (continued)
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  State,  : Area in Production  :                :             :
Region, 1/:---------------------:     Volume     :    Price    :     Value
    and   : Growing  :  Total   :       of       :     per     :       of
   Year   :   Area   : Fillings :     Sales      :  Pound 2/   :     Sales
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          :  1,000 Square Feet     1,000 Pounds      Dollars     1,000 Dollars
          :
PA        :
  1995-96 :  19,905     60,350       353,115          0.721         254,680
  1996-97 :  19,318     61,543       360,905          0.717         258,768
  1997-98 :  19,773     67,010       379,295          0.738         279,911
          :
WA 3/     :
  1995-96 :
  1996-97 :     391      2,227        12,298          1.200          14,731
  1997-98 :     391      2,228        12,043          1.200          14,392
          :
Oth Sts 4/:
  1995-96 :   7,516     34,716       195,694          1.160         227,483
  1996-97 :   6,870     32,350       180,044          1.130         204,295
  1997-98 :   5,874     33,169       186,818          1.160         216,205
          :
East      :
  1995-96 :  23,876     79,075       459,978          0.806         370,600
  1996-97 :  23,197     79,708       463,254          0.801         371,277
  1997-98 :  23,720     86,000       482,130          0.815         393,003
          :
Central   :
  1995-96 :   4,920     23,003       127,707          1.170         149,739
  1996-97 :   4,648     22,813       127,045          1.120         142,570
  1997-98 :   3,574     23,592       130,188          1.210         157,327
          :
West      :
  1995-96 :   5,999     33,242       190,185          1.090         207,239
  1996-97 :   6,755     33,940       186,378          1.160         216,449
  1997-98 :   7,299     35,432       196,284          1.140         223,178
          :
US        :
  1995-96 :  34,795    135,320       777,870          0.935         727,578
  1996-97 :  34,600    136,461       776,677          0.940         730,296
  1997-98 :  34,593    145,024       808,602          0.957         773,508
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1/  Regions:  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.  Central: IL, IN, IA,
    MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
2/  Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point
    of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold.  For
    example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B.
    packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are
    sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a
    weighted average of the average price for each method of sale.
3/  Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
4/  1995-96: CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI.
    1996-97 and 1997-98:  CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and
WI.
 
 
      Agaricus Mushrooms:   Utilization, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value
            by Region and United States, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998
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                  :         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
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                  :  1,000    Dollars    1,000      1,000    Dollars    1,000
                  : Pounds              Dollars    Pounds              Dollars
                  :
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      : 273,695    0.977    267,265    186,283    0.555    103,335
                  :
  Central Total   :  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      : 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
                  :
1996-97           :
  PA              : 206,384    0.860    177,490    154,521    0.526     81,278
  Other East      :  86,780    1.200    104,313     15,569    0.526      8,196
  East Total      : 293,164    0.961    281,803    170,090    0.526     89,474
                  :
  Central Total   :  94,514    1.250    118,615     32,531    0.736     23,955
                  :
  CA              : 115,293    1.280    147,575     14,859    0.537      7,979
  Other West      :  50,809    1.140     57,735      5,417    0.583      3,160
  West Total      : 166,102    1.240    205,310     20,276    0.549     11,139
                  :
  US              : 553,780    1.090    605,728    222,897    0.559    124,568
                  :
1997-98           :
  PA              : 256,881    0.849    218,092    122,414    0.505     61,819
  Other East      :  85,754    1.200    103,138     17,081    0.583      9,954
  East Total      : 342,635    0.938    321,230    139,495    0.515     71,773
                  :
  Central Total   : 103,173    1.330    136,901     27,015    0.756     20,426
                  :
  CA              : 118,653    1.260    149,503     15,119    0.597      9,026
  Other West      :  57,002    1.100     62,441      5,510    0.401      2,208
  West Total      : 175,655    1.210    211,944     20,629    0.545     11,234
                  :
  US              : 621,463    1.080    670,075    187,139    0.553    103,433
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1/  Regions:  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.  Central: IL, IN, IA,
    MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
2/  Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point
    of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold.  For
    example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B.
    packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are
    sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a
    weighted average of the average price for each method of sale.
 
 
 
 
  Agaricus Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume, Price, and Value of All Sales
            by Region and United States, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998
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                  :              :                  All Sales
       Year,      :              :----------------------------------------------
      State,      :   Growers    :   Volume of   :  Price per   :   Value of
     Region 1/    :              :     Sales     :   Pound 2/   :     Sales
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                  :    Number      1,000 Pounds      Dollars      1,000 Dollars
                  :
1995-96           :
  PA              :     112           353,115         0.721          254,680
  Other East      :      16           106,863         1.080          115,920
  East Total      :     128           459,978         0.806          370,600
                  :
  Central Total   :      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      :      31           190,185         1.090          207,239
                  :
  US              :     180           777,870         0.935          727,578
                  :
1996-97           :
  PA              :     102           360,905         0.717          258,768
  Other East      :      14           102,349         1.100          112,509
  East Total      :     116           463,254         0.801          371,277
                  :
  Central Total   :      20           127,045         1.120          142,570
                  :
  CA              :      21           130,152         1.200          155,554
  Other West      :       8            56,226         1.080           60,895
  West Total      :      29           186,378         1.160          216,449
                  :
  US              :     165           776,677         0.940          730,296
                  :
1997-98           :
  PA              :      90           379,295         0.738          279,911
  Other East      :      13           102,835         1.100          113,092
  East Total      :     103           482,130         0.815          393,003
                  :
  Central Total   :      20           130,188         1.210          157,327
                  :
  CA              :      21           133,772         1.190          158,529
  Other West      :       9            62,512         1.030           64,649
  West Total      :      30           196,284         1.140          223,178
                  :
  US              :     153           808,602         0.957          773,508
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1/  Regions:  East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.  Central: IL, IN, IA,
    MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.  West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
2/  Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point
    of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold.  For
    example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B.
    packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are
    sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a
    weighted average of the average price for each method of sale.
 
 
 
 
          Agaricus Mushrooms:  Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot
                  of Growing Area, by State and United States,
                          July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998
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   State   :                       Yield per Square Foot
    and    :--------------------------------------------------------------------
 Region 1/ :       1995-96        :       1996-97        :       1997-98
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           :                               Pounds
           :
PA         :         5.85                   5.86                   5.66
East       :         5.82                   5.81                   5.61
           :
Central    :         5.55                   5.57                   5.52
           :
CA         :         5.85                   5.65                   5.47
West       :         5.72                   5.49                   5.54
           :
US         :         5.75                   5.69                   5.58
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                   Dollar Volume per Square Foot
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                              Dollars
           :
PA         :         4.22                   4.20                   4.18
East       :         4.69                   4.66                   4.57
           :
Central    :         6.51                   6.25                   6.67
           :
CA         :         6.37                   6.75                   6.49
West       :         6.23                   6.38                   6.30
           :
US         :         5.38                   5.35                   5.33
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1/  Regions:
      East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.
      Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.
      West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
 
 
 
 
                 Mushrooms:  Sales by Type and Percent of Total,
                           United States, 1968-98  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
         :
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  :   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  :   621,463          77         187,139          23         808,602
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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, 1968-98 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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        :  Dollars      1,000      Dollars      1,000      Dollars      1,000
        :              Dollars                 Dollars                 Dollars
        :
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      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      670,075      0.553      103,433      0.957      773,508
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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, 1968-98 1/
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        :                 :      Area       :    Yield per    :  Dollar Volume
  Year  :   Growers 2/    :       in        :     Square      :   per Square
        :                 :   Production    :      Foot       :      Foot
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        :     Number         1,000 Square         Pounds            Dollars
        :                        Feet
        :
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             139,617            5.60              5.24
1995-96 :       180             135,320            5.75              5.38
1996-97 :       165             136,461            5.69              5.35
1997-98 :       153             145,024            5.58              5.33
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1/  Number of growers, area in production, yield, and dollar volume per square
    foot are primarily Agaricus, but also include specialty mushrooms through
    1986-87.  Statistics after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only.
2/  Estimates for number of growers are not available prior to 1982-83.
    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, 1998 - June 30, 1999
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          :                   Intentions Jul 1998 - Jun 1999
   State  :---------------------------------------------------------------------
    and   :      Fresh      :   Processed    :      Total      :   Percent of
 Region 1/:     Market      :     Market     :    Fillings     :   Last Year
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          :     ------------ 1,000 Square Feet -----------
          :
CA        :      23,845              613            24,458            100
DE        :         714               44               758            100
FL        :       6,800              400             7,200            102
GA        :                        1,625             1,625            100
IN        :       2,378                              2,378            100
MD        :         617                                617            102
MI        :       2,756                              2,756            100
OH        :       2,129              836             2,965            100
PA        :      48,150           18,762            66,912            100
WA        :       2,228                              2,228            100
          :
Oth       :
 Sts 2/   :      31,764            2,559            34,323            103
          :
East      :      63,777           22,250            86,027            100
          :
Central   :      23,093            1,446            24,539            104
          :
West      :      34,511            1,143            35,654            101
          :
US        :     121,381           24,839           146,220            101
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1/  Regions:
      East: CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.
      Central: IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, OH, OK, TX, and WI.
      West: CA, CO, ND, OR, UT, and WA.
2/  CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI.
 
 
 
 
        Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume
       of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety and United States,
                         July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998 1/
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           :            :             :                All Sales
    Year   :            :    Total    :-----------------------------------------
    and    :  Growers   :Production 2/:  Volume of  :  Price per  :  Value of
  Variety  :            :             :  Sales 3/   :  Pound 4/   :    Sales
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           :   Number       --- 1,000 Pounds ---        Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :
1995-96    :
           :
  Shiitake :                 6,140         5,665         3.49         19,757
           :
  Oyster   :                 1,941         1,791         2.49          4,467
           :
  Other    :                 1,495         1,379         4.15          5,729
           :
  US 5/    :    188          9,576         8,835         3.39         29,953
           :
1996-97    :
           :
  Shiitake :                 7,025         6,661         3.39         22,560
           :
  Oyster   :                 2,695         2,542         2.59          6,595
           :
  Other    :                 1,609         1,485         4.70          6,983
           :
  US 5/    :    182         11,329        10,688         3.38         36,138
           :
1997-98    :
           :
  Shiitake :                 6,239         5,923         3.09         18,330
           :
  Oyster   :                 1,999         1,866         1.90          3,543
           :
  Other    :                 1,277         1,168         4.18          4,886
           :
  US 5/    :    183          9,515         8,957         2.99         26,759
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1/  Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural
    wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing areas.
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 2 on page 3.
5/  1995-96:  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS,
              MO, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
    1996-97:  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI,
MN,
              MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
    1997-98:  AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO,
NH,
              NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
 
     Specialty Mushrooms:  Area in Production by Variety and United States,
                         July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1998 1/
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               :                              Area
      Year     :----------------------------------------------------------------
      and      :       Natural       :    Natural Wood     :     All Other
    Variety    :    Wood Outdoor     :   Undercover and    :     Production
               :        Logs         :     Indoor Logs     :       Media
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               :         --------- 1,000 ---------           1,000 Square Feet
               :
1995-96        :
               :
  Shiitake 2/  :         148                   249                 1,505
               :
  Oyster       :                                                     259
               :
  Other        :                                                     173
               :
  US 3/        :         148                   249                 1,937
               :
1996-97        :
               :
  Shiitake 2/  :         196                   857                 1,600
               :
  Oyster       :                                                     286
               :
  Other        :                                                     248
               :
  US 3/        :         196                   857                 2,134
               :
1997-98        :
               :
  Shiitake 2/  :         148                   699                 1,573
               :
  Oyster       :                                                     281
               :
  Other        :                                                     241
               :
  US 3/        :         148                   699                 2,095
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1/  Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural
    wood logs in production or commercial indoor growing areas.
2/  Includes small quantity of logs producing oyster mushrooms.  These logs are
    not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
3/  1995-96:  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KY, MD, MA, MI, MN,
              MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
    1996-97:  AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI,
MN,
              MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
    1997-98:  AR, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO,
NH,
              NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, VA, WA, WV, and WI.
 
 
 
 
 
                       Agaricus Mushrooms
 
Agaricus mushroom production totaled 809 million pounds, up 4 percent from both
the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons.  Pennsylvania had almost half the total volume
of sales and second-ranked California contributed 17 percent. The value of the
Agaricus crop was estimated at $774 million, compared with $730 million for the
1996-97 season.  Brown mushrooms, including Portobello and Crimini mushrooms,
accounted for 46.6 million pounds, or 6 percent, of the total.  The value of the
Brown mushroom crop for the 1997-98 season was placed at $60.3 million.
 
The number of Agaricus growers in the U.S. totaled 153, down 12 from last season
and 27 below the 1995-96 season.   Of the 153 Agaricus mushrooms growers, 11
realized sales of over 20 million pounds in the 1997-98 season.  Growers with
sales exceeding 20 million pounds accounted for 38 percent of U. S. Agaricus
production, or 307 million pounds.  The other sales groups are as follows:
 
             between 10.0 million and 19.9 million pounds, 12 growers;
             5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 20 growers;
             2.5 million to 4.9 million pounds, 27 growers;
             1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds, 28 growers;
             less than 1.0 million pounds of sales, 55 growers.
 
The growing area reached 34.6 million square feet, slightly below the previous
year. Yields averaged 5.58 pounds per square foot, and producers received an
average return of $5.33 per square foot.  U.S. fresh market production was 77
percent of the total compared with 71 percent last year while the percent
processed fell 6 percentage points to 23 percent for the 1997-98 season.  For
the 1998-99 crop, most growers plan to keep their total fillings unchanged from
the 1997-98 crop.
 
 
 
                         Specialty Mushrooms
 
The volume of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Oyster
and all other exotics) in 1997-98 increased to 8.96 million pounds, down 16
percent from the 1996-97 season and slightly above the 1995-96 season.  A
specialty grower has at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some
commercial indoor growing area.  With the average price per pound received by
growers, at $2.99 per pound, 39 cents below last year, the total value of sales
was $26.8 million.
 
Shiitake mushroom sales totaled 5.92 million pounds for the 1997-98 season, down
11 percent from last year's sales.  A drop of 30 cents per pound to $3.09 in the
price received by growers, resulted in the total value dropping to $18.3
million. The value of sales of Oyster mushrooms fell 46 percent to $3.5 million,
and the value of exotic mushrooms other than Shiitake or Oyster fell 30 percent
to $4.89 million.
 
 
The next "Mushrooms" report will be released at 3:30 p.m. ET on August 18, 1999.
 
 
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