HDR1012000170080817951500Mushrooms                                              
HDR2012000170080817951500Mushrooms Narrative & Table                            
                                                                                
Released August 17, 1995, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service       
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture.  For     
information on "Mushrooms" call Barbara Soltes at (202) 720-7688, 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@AG.GOV.                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                 Mushroom Production and Value Hit Record High                  
                                                                                
Total volume of mushroom sales in the U.S. during the 1994-95 production year   
increased 4 percent over last year to a record high of 789 million pounds.  The 
value of the mushroom crop increased 6 percent to $759 million.  Growers        
received an average of 96.2 cents per pound, up 1.80 cents per pound from last  
season.  The number of growers increased from 358 last year to 371 this year    
due to a rise in the number producing specialty mushrooms.                      
                                                                                
Agaricus mushroom production totaled 781 million pounds, up 4 percent from the  
previous season.  Pennsylvania led all States in production with 355 million    
pounds, down fractionally from last growing season.  Pennsylvania growers       
supplied 45 percent of all Agaricus mushrooms grown in the U.S.  California     
ranked second in production with 135 million pounds.  This production           
represented 17 percent of all Agaricus mushrooms grown in the U.S.              
                                                                                
The value of the 1994-95 Agaricus crop totaled $731 million, up 6 percent from  
last season.  Growers received an average 93.6 cents per pound, up 2.00 cents   
per pound from a year earlier.  Prices increased for both fresh and processing  
mushrooms.  Prices averaged $1.05 per pound for fresh mushrooms and 68.4 cents  
per pound for processing mushrooms.  Fresh market sales accounted for           
68 percent of the Agaricus crop while 32 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.                  
                                                                                
                                                         (continued on page 14) 
                                                                                
        Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume of         
         Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995         
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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        
           :                                                                    
1992-93    :     364         780,926           0.878           685,754          
1993-94 3/ :     358         759,236           0.944           716,464          
1994-95    :     371         788,970           0.962           758,964          
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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.                                                                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
Vg 2-1-2 (8-95)                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
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      Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State               
              and United States, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995                   
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  State,  :       Area in Production       :          :         :               
  Region, :--------------------------------: Volume of: Price   :   Value       
  and     :   Growing   :      Total       :   Sales  :  per    :     of        
  Year    :    Area     :     Fillings     :          : Pound 1/:   Sales       
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          :                                   1,000                  1,000      
          :    -- 1,000 Square Feet --        Pounds    Dollars      Dollars    
CA        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :    3,937            22,998       128,545      1.010     129,866     
  1993-94 :    3,578            21,822       124,019      1.060     130,911     
  1994-95 :    3,585            21,889       134,897      1.040     140,796     
          :                                                                     
DE        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      409             1,305         5,079      0.645       3,277     
  1993-94 :      471             1,661         6,055      0.711       4,308     
  1994-95 :      332             1,252         4,456      0.748       3,335     
          :                                                                     
FL        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :    1,554             6,751        39,563      1.020      40,416     
  1993-94 :    1,554             6,736        37,886      1.080      41,005     
  1994-95 :    1,600             6,905        40,306      1.100      44,408     
          :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      166             1,232         3,994      0.771       3,079     
  1993-94 :      166             1,438         4,406      0.804       3,542     
  1994-95 :      166             1,438         6,207      0.780       4,841     
          :                                                                     
IN        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      326             2,379        14,696      0.927      13,628     
  1993-94 :      326             2,230        14,252      0.990      14,108     
  1994-95 :      297             2,379        14,107      0.939      13,249     
          :                                                                     
MD        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      211               583         1,702      0.609       1,037     
  1993-94 :      211               957         2,417      0.695       1,680     
  1994-95 :      221               603         2,425      0.726       1,761     
          :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      333             2,590        15,411      0.985      15,174     
  1993-94 :      339             2,578        14,736      0.942      13,881     
  1994-95 :      326             2,581        14,877      0.938      13,958     
          :                                                                     
NY 2/     :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      228               976         4,500      0.876       3,940     
  1993-94 :                                                                     
  1994-95 :                                                                     
          :                                                                     
OH        :                                                                     
  1992-93 :      359             2,848        16,117      1.010      16,242     
  1993-94 :      359             2,848        15,451      1.010      15,561     
  1994-95 :      359             2,965        16,323      0.944      15,409     
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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, 1992 - June 30, 1995 (continued)            
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  State,   :        Area in Production      :          :         :              
  Region,  :--------------------------------: Volume of: Price   :  Value       
    and    :   Growing   :      Total       :   Sales  :  per    :   of         
   Year    :    Area     :     Fillings     :          : Pound 1/:  Sales       
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           :                                  1,000                  1,000      
           :   -- 1,000 Square Feet --        Pounds     Dollars    Dollars     
OK 2/      :                                                                    
  1992-93  :     418             2,312        12,237      1.040      12,766     
  1993-94  :     418             2,312        12,412      1.220      15,148     
  1994-95  :                                                                    
                                                                                
PA         :                                                                    
  1992-93  :  16,246            66,746       370,113      0.707     261,729     
  1993-94  :  17,131            62,081       354,793      0.765     271,262     
  1994-95  :  19,334            65,100       354,500      0.772     273,661     
           :                                                                    
Oth Sts 3/ :                                                                    
  1992-93  :   6,448            31,189       164,400      1.020     168,244     
  1993-94  :   6,534            31,040       164,372      1.070     176,267     
  1994-95  :   7,498            34,482       192,880      1.140     219,292     
           :                                                                    
East 4/    :                                                                    
  1992-93  :  20,396            86,181       472,179      0.762     359,913     
  1993-94  :  21,218            81,596       455,342      0.824     375,388     
  1994-95  :  23,367            84,235       460,363      0.845     389,049     
           :                                                                    
Central 4/ :                                                                    
  1992-93  :   2,554            14,476        83,491      1.020      84,836     
  1993-94  :   2,564            14,249        80,375      1.010      80,863     
  1994-95  :   2,876            14,769        82,320      1.030      84,969     
           :                                                                    
West 4/    :                                                                    
  1992-93  :   7,685            41,252       220,687      1.020     224,649     
  1993-94  :   7,305            39,858       215,082      1.080     231,422     
  1994-95  :   7,475            40,590       238,295      1.080     256,692     
           :                                                                    
US         :                                                                    
  1992-93  :  30,635           141,909       776,357      0.862     669,398     
  1993-94  :  31,087           135,703       750,799      0.916     687,673     
  1994-95  :  33,718           139,594       780,978      0.936     730,710     
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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, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI in 1994-95.          
4/  States reporting in 1994-95.  East:  CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.    
    Central:  IL, IA, IN, MI, OH, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND, OK, OR, TX,       
    UT, and WA.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Agaricus Mushrooms:  Volume of Sales, Price, Value, and Type           
               of Sale by Region, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995                  
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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  
                 :                                                              
1992-93          :                                                              
  PA             : 197,993    0.849     168,096  172,120       0.544   93,633   
  Other East     :  79,345    1.070      85,035   22,721       0.579   13,149   
  East Total     : 277,338    0.913     253,131  194,841       0.548  106,782   
                                                                                
  Central Total  :  57,026    1.140      65,249   26,465       0.740   19,587   
                 :                                                              
  CA             : 113,179    1.060     119,970   15,366       0.644    9,896   
  Other West     :  74,838    1.110      83,216   17,304       0.668   11,567   
  West Total     : 188,017    1.080     203,186   32,670       0.657   21,463   
                 :                                                              
  US             : 522,381    0.998     521,566  253,976       0.582  147,832   
                 :                                                              
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 2/  : 266,229    0.975     259,705  194,134       0.666  129,344   
                 :                                                              
  Central Total2/:  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 2/  : 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   
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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 1994-95.  East:  CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.    
    Central:  IL, IA, IN, MI, OH, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND, OK, OR, TX,       
    UT, and WA.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Agaricus Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, Price, and        
         Value of All Sales, by Region, July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995            
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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  
                  :                                                             
1992-93           :                                                             
  PA              :   125         370,113          0.707            261,729     
  Other East      :    17         102,066          0.962             98,184     
  East Total      :   142         472,179          0.762            359,913     
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :    17          83,491          1.020             84,836     
                  :                                                             
  CA              :    23         128,545          1.010            129,866     
  Other West      :    13          92,142          1.030             94,783     
  West Total      :    36         220,687          1.020            224,649     
                  :                                                             
  US              :   195         776,357          0.862            669,398     
                  :                                                             
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 2/   :   136         460,363          0.845            389,049     
                  :                                                             
  Central Total 2/:    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 2/   :    34         238,295          1.080            256,692     
                  :                                                             
  US              :   186         780,978          0.936            730,710     
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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 1994-95.  East:  CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.    
    Central:  IL, IA, IN, MI, OH, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND, OK, OR, TX,       
    UT, and WA.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
         Agaricus Mushrooms:  Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot           
                  of Growing Area, by State and United States,                  
                          July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995                          
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             :                          Yield per                               
  State      :                         Square Foot                              
   and       :----------------------------------------------------------------  
  Region     :      1992-93       :      1993-94      :        1994-95          
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             :                           Pounds                                 
             :                                                                  
PA           :        5.55                5.72                  5.45            
East 1/      :        5.48                5.58                  5.47            
             :                                                                  
Central 1/   :        5.77                5.64                  5.57            
             :                                                                  
CA           :        5.59                5.68                  6.16            
West 1/      :        5.35                5.40                  5.87            
             :                                                                  
US           :        5.47                5.53                  5.59            
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             :                      Dollar Volume per                           
             :                         Square Foot                              
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             :                           Dollars                                
             :                                                                  
PA           :        3.92                4.37                  4.20            
East 1/      :        4.18                4.60                  4.62            
             :                                                                  
Central 1/   :        5.86                5.67                  5.75            
             :                                                                  
CA           :        5.65                6.00                  6.43            
West 1/      :        5.45                5.81                  6.32            
             :                                                                  
US           :        4.72                5.07                  5.23            
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1/  States reporting in 1994-95.  East:  CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.    
    Central:  IL, IA, IN, MI, OH, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND, OK, OR, TX,       
    UT, and WA.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170080817951500Sales by Type and Percent of Total                     
                                                                                
              Mushrooms:  Sales by Type and Percent of Total,                   
                       United States, 1967-95 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       
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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.                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170080817951500Price and Value by Type                                
                                                                                
                 Mushrooms:  Price and Value by Type of Sale,                   
                         United States, 1967-95 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   
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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.                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170080817951500Number of Growers                                      
                                                                                
           Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield,            
         and Dollar Volume per Square Foot, United States, 1967-95 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           
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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.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170080817951500Agaricus Mushrooms                                     
                                                                                
        Agaricus Mushrooms:  Bed or Tray Area Intended for Production           
           by State and United States, July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996             
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          :               Intentions July 1995 - June 1996                      
          :-------------------------------------------------------------------  
  State   :           Fresh     :    Processed  :      Total    :   Percent of  
          :           Market    :     Market    :      Fillings :    Last Year  
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          :         ----------- 1,000 Square Feet ----------                    
          :                                                                     
CA        :          21,866                52         21,918              100   
DE        :             844               368          1,212               97   
FL        :           6,640               291          6,931              100   
GA        :                             1,438          1,438              100   
IN        :           2,379                            2,379              100   
MD        :             367                56            423               70   
MI        :           2,568                 1          2,569              100   
OH        :           2,124               844          2,968              100   
PA        :          38,212            27,957         66,169              102   
                                                                                
          :                                                                     
Oth       :                                                                     
 Sts 1/   :          31,987             2,838         34,825              101   
          :                                                                     
East 2/   :          53,950            31,116         85,066              101   
          :                                                                     
Central 2/:          13,971               848         14,819              100   
          :                                                                     
West 2/   :          39,066             1,881         40,947              101   
          :                                                                     
US        :         106,987            33,845        140,832              101   
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1/  CO, CT, IL, IA, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI in 1994-95.          
2/  States reporting in 1994-95.  East:  CT, DE, FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, and TN.    
    Central:  IL, IA, IN, MI, OH, and WI.  West:  CA, CO, ND, OK, OR, TX,       
    UT, and WA.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
HDR2012000170080817951500Specialty Mushrooms                                    
                                                                                
      Specialty Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume         
       of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety, United States,          
                      July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995 1/                           
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    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      
           :                                                                    
1992-93    :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
  Shiitake :               2,955         2,752        3.88      10,677          
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :               1,089         1,000        2.58       2,579          
           :                                                                    
  Oth      :                 961           817        3.79       3,100          
           :                                                                    
  US       :   174         5,005         4,569        3.58      16,356          
           :                                                                    
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 :               5,498         5,246        3.83      20,081          
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :               1,974         1,711        2.63       4,505          
           :                                                                    
  Oth      :               1,154         1,035        3.54       3,668          
           :                                                                    
  US 5/    :   192         8,626         7,992        3.54      28,254          
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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 1994-95, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, KY, MA,    
MI,                                                                             
    MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, WV.                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
     Specialty Mushrooms:  Area in Production by Variety, United States,        
                  July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1995 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         
1992-93       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         180               397                   925             
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                                 183             
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                                  93             
              :                                                                 
  US          :         180               397                 1,201             
              :                                                                 
1993-94       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         174               352                 1,363             
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                                 364             
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                                  90             
              :                                                                 
  US          :         174               352                 1,817             
              :                                                                 
1994-95       :                                                                 
              :                                                                 
  Shiitake 2/ :         137               314                 1,304             
              :                                                                 
  Oyster      :                                                 281             
              :                                                                 
  Oth         :                                                  98             
              :                                                                 
  US          :         137               314                 1,683             
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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.                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                              Specialty Mushrooms                               
                                                                                
Volume of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms (Shiitake, Oyster,   
and all other specialties) in 1994-95 decreased to 7.99 million pounds, down    
5 percent from the 1993-94 production.  The average price received by growers   
increased 13.0 cents per pound to $3.54 per pound.  Value of sales declined     
2 percent from last year to $28.3 million.  A specialty grower is defined as    
one having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or commercial indoor    
growing area.                                                                   
                                                                                
Shiitake mushroom sales totaled 5.25 million pounds, down 6 percent from last   
year's sales.  The average price that growers received was up 13.0 cents per    
pound.  The value of the crop deceased 3 percent to $20.1 million.              
                                                                                
Oyster mushroom sales are estimated at 1.71 million pounds, down 12 percent     
from last year.  Prices were up 5 percent or 13.0 cents per pound.  The value   
of sales was $4.51 million or 7 percent lower than the 1993-94 crop.            
                                                                                
All other specialty mushroom sales totaled 1.04 million pounds, 14 percent      
larger than the previous season.  The total value of the crop increased         
12 percent to $3.67 million. Prices declined 2 percent from $3.60 per pound     
last season to $3.54 per pound.                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
The next "Mushrooms" report will be released in August 1996.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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