HDR1012000170080815971500Mushrooms                                              
                                                                                
Mushrooms                                                                       
                                                                                
National                                                                        
Agricultural                                                                    
Statistics                                                                      
Service                                                                         
                                                                                
USDA                                                                            
Washington, D.C.                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
Released August 15, 1997, 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 of Sales a Record High for All Mushrooms, for Fresh Use Agaricus          
                    and for Specialty Mushrooms                                 
                                                                                
The value of the 1996-97 mushroom crop in the U.S. is a record large            
$766 million, slightly above the previous record high of $760 million set in    
1994-95.  Growers received a record 97.3 cents per pound for the 1996-97 crop,  
up slightly from last season's record of 96.3 cents per pound.  Volume of       
sales                                                                           
during the 1996-97 season, at 787 million pounds, failed to reach 1994-95's     
791 million pounds, but the higher price more than offset the lower sales       
volume.  The number of mushroom growers declined to 337 from last season's      
figure of 357.                                                                  
                                                                                
The value of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh market use continued to rise,         
reaching                                                                        
a record $606 million, 3 percent above the 1995-96 season.  The value of sales  
of Agaricus mushrooms for processing fell 11 percent to the lowest level since  
the 1988-89 season.  The value of sales of specialty mushrooms continued to     
increase, reaching $35.5 million for the 1996-97 season, 19 percent above the   
1995-96 season, and more than double the value of the 1992-93 crop.  The value  
of Shiitake mushroom sales was 11 percent above 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, 1994 - June 30, 1997         
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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  
            :                                                                   
1994-95 3/  :      371            790,582            .962           760,489     
1995-96 3/  :      357            786,705            .963           757,531     
1996-97     :      337            787,153            .973           765,796     
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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 (8-97)                                                                 
           Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State          
                 and United States, July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1997                
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  State,  : Area in Production  :                :             :                
  Region, :---------------------:     Volume     :    Price    :     Value      
    and   : Growing  :  Total   :       of       :     per     :       of       
   Year   :   Area   : Fillings :     Sales      :  Pound 1/   :     Sales      
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          :  1,000 Square Feet     1,000 Pounds      Dollars     1,000 Dollars  
          :                                                                     
CA        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :  3,585      21,889       134,897          1.040         140,796     
  1995-96 :  3,587      22,401       130,963          1.090         142,642     
  1996-97 :  3,636      22,797       130,152          1.200         155,554     
          :                                                                     
DE        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    332       1,252         4,456           .748           3,335     
  1995-96 :    263         951         2,951           .794           2,343     
  1996-97 :    211         706         1,970           .783           1,542     
          :                                                                     
FL        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :  1,600       6,928        41,668          1.080          44,871     
  1995-96 :  1,577       6,781        41,913          1.060          44,516     
  1996-97 :  1,577       6,708        40,327          1.060          42,827     
          :                                                                     
GA        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    245       1,438         6,207           .780           4,841     
  1995-96 :    190       1,438         6,313           .810           5,112     
  1996-97 :    190       1,438         6,281           .943           5,920     
          :                                                                     
IN        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    475       2,379        14,107           .939          13,249     
  1995-96 :    469       2,379        13,906          1.090          15,208     
  1996-97 :    469       2,379        12,800          1.070          13,638     
          :                                                                     
MD        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    221         603         2,425           .726           1,761     
  1995-96 :    221         744         1,920           .843           1,619     
  1996-97 :    184         545         1,940           .802           1,556     
          :                                                                     
MI        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    527       2,581        14,877           .938          13,958     
  1995-96 :    513       2,595        14,414          1.100          15,818     
  1996-97 :    511       2,572        13,638          1.080          14,679     
          :                                                                     
OH        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :    557       2,965        16,323           .944          15,409     
  1995-96 :    554       2,965        16,681          1.090          18,157     
  1996-97 :    554       2,965        16,322          1.030          16,786     
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                                                                     --continued
           Agaricus Mushrooms:  Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State          
           and United States, July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1997 (continued)          
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State,    : Area in Production  :                :             :                
Region, 2/:---------------------:     Volume     :    Price    :     Value      
  and     : Growing  :  Total   :       of       :     per     :       of       
 Year     :   Area   : Fillings :     Sales      :  Pound 1/   :     Sales      
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          :  1,000 Square Feet     1,000 Pounds      Dollars     1,000 Dollars  
          :                                                                     
PA        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :  19,334     65,100       354,500           .772         273,661     
  1995-96 :  19,905     60,350       353,115           .721         254,680     
  1996-97 :  19,318     61,543       360,905           .717         258,768     
          :                                                                     
WA 3/     :                                                                     
  1994-95 :                                                                     
  1995-96 :                                                                     
  1996-97 :     391      2,227        12,298          1.200          14,731     
          :                                                                     
Oth Sts 4/:                                                                     
  1994-95 :   7,586     34,482       192,880          1.140         219,292     
  1995-96 :   7,516     34,716       195,694          1.160         227,483     
  1996-97 :  10,770     32,350       180,044          1.130         204,281     
          :                                                                     
East      :                                                                     
  1994-95 :  23,446     84,258       461,725           .844         389,512     
  1995-96 :  23,876     79,075       459,978           .806         370,600     
  1996-97 :  27,097     79,708       463,254           .801         371,263     
          :                                                                     
Central   :                                                                     
  1994-95 :   4,839     22,598       127,151          1.070         135,644     
  1995-96 :   4,920     23,003       127,707          1.170         149,739     
  1996-97 :   4,648     22,813       127,045          1.120         142,570     
          :                                                                     
West      :                                                                     
  1994-95 :   6,177     32,761       193,464          1.060         206,017     
  1995-96 :   5,999     33,242       190,185          1.090         207,239     
  1996-97 :   6,066     33,709       186,378          1.160         216,449     
          :                                                                     
US        :                                                                     
  1994-95 :  34,462    139,617       782,340           .935         731,173     
  1995-96 :  34,795    135,320       777,870           .935         727,578     
  1996-97 :  37,811    136,230       776,677           .940         730,282     
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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/  Regions are:  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.                             
3/  Data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations.            
4/  1994-95 and 1995-96:  CO, CT, IL, IA, MO, NY, ND, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT,       
                          WA, and WI.                                           
    1996-97:  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, 1994 - June 30, 1997           
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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  
                  :                                                             
1994-95           :                                                             
  PA              : 182,250     .874    159,287    172,250    .664     114,374  
  Other East      :  84,814    1.190    100,594     22,411    .681      15,257  
  East Total      : 267,064     .973    259,881    194,661    .666     129,631  
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :  96,578    1.160    112,137     30,573    .769      23,507  
                  :                                                             
  CA              : 114,707    1.100    126,178     20,190    .724      14,618  
  Other West      :  53,883    1.150     61,931      4,684    .702       3,290  
  West Total      : 168,590    1.120    188,109     24,874    .720      17,908  
                  :                                                             
  US              : 532,232    1.050    560,127    250,108    .684     171,046  
                  :                                                             
1995-96           :                                                             
  PA              : 186,818     .871    162,718    166,297    .553      91,962  
  Other East      :  86,877    1.200    104,547     19,986    .569      11,373  
  East Total      : 273,695     .977    267,265    186,283    .555     103,335  
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :  94,352    1.320    124,144     33,355    .767      25,595  
                  :                                                             
  CA              : 116,265    1.160    134,867     14,698    .529       7,775  
  Other West      :  52,812    1.170     61,850      6,410    .429       2,747  
  West Total      : 169,077    1.160    196,717     21,108    .498      10,522  
                  :                                                             
  US              : 537,124    1.090    588,126    240,746    .579     139,452  
                  :                                                             
1996-97           :                                                             
  PA              : 206,384     .860    177,490    154,521    .526      81,278  
  Other East      :  86,780    1.200    104,313     15,569    .526       8,182  
  East Total      : 293,164     .961    281,803    170,090    .526      89,460  
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :  94,514    1.250    118,615     32,531    .736      23,955  
                  :                                                             
  CA              : 115,293    1.280    147,575     14,859    .537       7,979  
  Other West      :  50,809    1.140     57,735      5,417    .583       3,160  
  West Total      : 166,102    1.240    205,310     20,276    .549      11,139  
                  :                                                             
  US              : 553,780    1.090    605,728    222,897    .559     124,554  
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1/  Regions are:  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, 1994 - June 30, 1997           
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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 
                  :                                                             
1994-95           :                                                             
  PA              :     119           354,500          .772          273,661    
  Other East      :      17           107,225         1.080          115,851    
  East Total      :     136           461,725          .844          389,512    
                  :                                                             
  Central Total   :      16           127,151         1.070          135,644    
                  :                                                             
  CA              :      21           134,897         1.040          140,796    
  Other West      :      13            58,567         1.110           65,221    
  West Total      :      34           193,464         1.060          206,017    
                  :                                                             
  US              :     186           782,340          .935          731,173    
                  :                                                             
1995-96           :                                                             
  PA              :     112           353,115          .721          254,680    
  Other East      :      16           106,863         1.080          115,920    
  East Total      :     128           459,978          .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          .935          727,578    
                  :                                                             
1996-97           :                                                             
  PA              :     102           360,905          .717          258,768    
  Other East      :      14           102,349         1.100          112,495    
  East Total      :     116           463,254          .801          371,263    
                  :                                                             
  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          .940          730,282    
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1/  Regions are:  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, 1994 - June 30, 1997                          
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  State    :                       Yield per Square Foot                        
   and     :--------------------------------------------------------------------
  Region 1/:       1994-95        :       1995-96        :       1996-97        
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           :                               Pounds                               
           :                                                                    
PA         :         5.45                   5.85                   5.86         
East       :         5.48                   5.82                   5.81         
           :                                                                    
Central    :         5.63                   5.55                   5.57         
           :                                                                    
CA         :         6.16                   5.85                   5.71         
West       :         5.91                   5.72                   5.53         
           :                                                                    
US         :         5.60                   5.75                   5.70         
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                   Dollar Volume per Square Foot                    
           :--------------------------------------------------------------------
           :                              Dollars                               
           :                                                                    
PA         :         4.20                   4.22                   4.20         
East       :         4.62                   4.69                   4.66         
           :                                                                    
Central    :         6.00                   6.51                   6.25         
           :                                                                    
CA         :         6.43                   6.37                   6.82         
West       :         6.29                   6.23                   6.42         
           :                                                                    
US         :         5.24                   5.38                   5.36         
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1/  Regions are:  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, 1967-97  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 
         :                                                                      
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  :   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    
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1/  Fresh market, processing and total volume of sales estimates are primarily  
    Agaricus, but also include specialty mushrooms through 1986-87.  Statistics 
    after 1986-87 are for Agaricus only.                                        
                                                                                
                  Mushrooms:  Price and Value by Type of Sale,                  
                          United States, 1967-97 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  
        :                                                                       
1967-68 :    .449       21,384      .303        40,269      .341        61,653  
1968-69 :    .461       25,845      .316        42,011      .359        67,856  
1969-70 :    .451       28,004      .339        44,701      .375        72,705  
1970-71 :    .544       31,688      .390        57,932      .433        89,620  
1971-72 :    .579       38,386      .415        68,496      .462       106,882  
        :                                                                       
1972-73 :    .555       42,596      .380        67,379      .433       109,975  
1973-74 :    .571       58,407      .367        64,947      .441       123,354  
1974-75 :    .607       76,552      .409        70,690      .492       147,242  
1975-76 :    .719      102,234      .530        88,864      .617       191,098  
1976-77 :    .824      124,613      .669       131,065      .737       255,678  
        :                                                                       
1977-78 :    .901      172,159      .652       135,429      .771       307,588  
1978-79 :    .949      217,770      .642       144,030      .797       361,800  
1979-80 :    .958      245,201      .576       123,396      .784       368,597  
1980-81 :    .947      260,439      .586       114,060      .798       374,499  
1981-82 :    .968      308,805      .555       109,901      .810       418,706  
        :                                                                       
1982-83 :   1.000      338,048      .608        93,373      .879       431,421  
1983-84 :    .965      374,327      .646       112,061      .866       486,388  
1984-85 :    .935      392,762      .574       100,886      .829       493,648  
1985-86 :    .948      404,914      .549        88,179      .839       493,093  
1986-87 :    .945      429,812      .564        88,621      .847       518,433  
        :                                                                       
1987-88 :    .949      444,967      .610        99,333      .861       544,300  
1988-89 :    .979      474,675      .665       121,663      .893       596,338  
1989-90 :   1.000      512,055      .653       132,683      .902       644,738  
1990-91 :    .981      501,967      .615       145,948      .865       647,915  
1991-92 :    .995      494,340      .638       159,501      .875       653,841  
        :                                                                       
1992-93 :    .998      521,566      .582       147,832      .862       669,398  
1993-94 :   1.030      532,863      .662       154,810      .916       687,673  
1994-95 :   1.050      560,127      .684       171,046      .935       731,173  
1995-96 :   1.090      588,126      .579       139,452      .935       727,578  
1996-97 :   1.090      605,728      .559       124,554      .940       730,282  
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1/  Prices for mushrooms are the average prices producers receive at the point  
    of first sale, commonly referred to as the average price as sold.  For      
    example, if in a given State, part of the fresh mushrooms are sold F.O.B.   
    packed by growers, part are sold bulk to brokers or repackers, and some are 
    sold retail at roadside stands, the mushroom average price as sold is a     
    weighted average of the average price for each method of sale.              
2/  Fresh market, processing, and all sales estimates are primarily Agaricus,   
    but also include specialty mushrooms through 1986-87.  Statistics after     
    1986-87 are for Agaricus only.                                              
            Mushrooms:  Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield,           
          and Dollar Volume per Square Foot, United States, 1967-97 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                                           
        :                                                                       
1967-68 :                        83,389            2.17               .74       
1968-69 :                        84,728            2.23               .80       
1969-70 :                        82,350            2.35               .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             136,230            5.70              5.36       
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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, 1997 - June 30, 1998            
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :                   Intentions Jul 1997 - Jun 1998                    
   State  :-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    and   :      Fresh      :   Processed    :      Total      :   Percent of   
 Region 1/:     Market      :     Market     :    Fillings     :   Last Year    
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          :     ------------ 1,000 Square Feet -----------                      
          :                                                                     
CA        :      22,768              500            23,268            102       
DE        :         706                                706            100       
FL        :       6,800              200             7,000            104       
GA        :       1,438                              1,438            100       
IN        :       2,379                              2,379            100       
MD        :         557              125               682            125       
MI        :       2,658                5             2,663            104       
OH        :       2,353              612             2,965            100       
PA        :      38,178           23,251            61,429            100       
WA        :       2,227                              2,227            100       
          :                                                                     
Oth       :                                                                     
 Sts 2/   :      30,500            1,869            32,369            100       
          :                                                                     
East      :      54,953           25,070            80,023            100       
          :                                                                     
Central   :      22,467              626            23,093            101       
          :                                                                     
West      :      33,144              866            34,010            101       
          :                                                                     
US        :     110,564           26,562           137,126            101       
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1/  Regions are:  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, 1994 - June 30, 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :            :             :                All Sales                
    Year   :            :    Total    :-----------------------------------------
    and    :  Growers   :Production 2/:  Volume of  :  Price per  :  Value of   
  Variety  :            :             :  Sales 3/   :  Pound 4/   :    Sales    
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           :   Number       --- 1,000 Pounds ---        Dollars    1,000 Dollars
           :                                                                    
1994-95    :                                                                    
           :                                                                    
  Shiitake :                 5,649         5,396         3.86         20,819    
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :                 1,980         1,800         2.65          4,773    
           :                                                                    
  Other    :                 1,165         1,046         3.56          3,724    
           :                                                                    
  US 5/    :    192          8,794         8,242         3.56         29,316    
           :                                                                    
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 :                 6,837         6,475         3.40         21,994    
           :                                                                    
  Oyster   :                 2,666         2,516         2.60          6,537    
           :                                                                    
  Other    :                 1,609         1,485         4.70          6,983    
           :                                                                    
  US 5/    :    178         11,112        10,476         3.39         35,514    
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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 1 on page 3.                                                   
5/  1994-95:  AR, CA, CO,CT, FL, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, MA, MI,                    
              MN, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, and WV.       
    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, WI, AND WV.           
    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, WI,       
              and WV.                                                           
                                                                                
     Specialty Mushrooms:  Area in Production by Variety and United States,     
                         July 1, 1994 - June 30, 1997 1/                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :                              Area                              
      Year     :----------------------------------------------------------------
      and      :       Natural       :    Natural Wood     :     All Other      
    Variety    :    Wood Outdoor     :   Undercover and    :     Production     
               :        Logs         :     Indoor Logs     :       Media        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               :         --------- 1,000 ---------           1,000 Square Feet  
               :                                                                
1994-95        :                                                                
               :                                                                
  Shiitake 2/  :         169                   325                 1,375        
               :                                                                
  Oyster       :                                                     314        
               :                                                                
  Other        :                                                     108        
               :                                                                
  US 3/        :         169                   325                 1,797        
               :                                                                
1995-96        :                                                                
               :                                                                
  Shiitake 2/  :         148                   249                 1,505        
               :                                                                
  Oyster       :                                                     259        
               :                                                                
  Other        :                                                     173        
               :                                                                
  US 3/        :         148                   249                 1,937        
               :                                                                
1996-97        :                                                                
               :                                                                
  Shiitake 2/  :         195                   627                 1,928        
               :                                                                
  Oyster       :                                                     282        
               :                                                                
  Other        :                                                     248        
               :                                                                
  US 3/        :         195                   627                 2,458        
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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/  1994-95:  AR, CA, CO,CT, FL, HI, ID, IL, IA, KY, MA, MI,                    
              MN, MS, MO, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, and WV.       
    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, WI, AND WV.           
    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, WI,       
              and WV.                                                           
                                                                                
                         Agaricus Mushrooms                                     
                                                                                
Agaricus mushroom production totaled 777 million pounds, down slightly from     
the 1995-96 season, and 1 percent below the 1994-95 season.  Pennsylvania had   
46 percent of the total volume of sales, and second-ranked California           
contributed 17 percent.  The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at        
$730 million, compared with $728 million for the 1995-96 season.  Brown         
mushrooms, including Portobello and Crimini mushrooms, were valued at           
$47.2 million for the 1996-97 crop.  The Brown mushroom crop accounted for      
32.7 million pounds, or 4 percent, of the total volume of sales.                
                                                                                
The number of Agaricus growers in the U.S. totaled 165, down 15 from last       
season and 21 below the 1994-95 season.  The growing area reached 37.8 million  
square feet, 9 percent above the previous year.  Yields averaged 5.70 pounds    
per square foot, and producers received an average return of $5.36 per square   
foot.  U.S. fresh market production was 71 percent of the total, compared with  
69 percent last year.  The percent processed fell 2 percent to 29 percent for   
the 1996-97 season.  For the 1997-98 crop, most growers plan to keep their      
total fillings unchanged from the 1996-97 crop or to increase slightly.         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                        Specialty Mushrooms                                     
                                                                                
The volume of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms (Shiitake,       
Oyster and all other exotics) in 1996-97 increased to 10.5 million pounds,      
up 19 percent from the 1995-96 season and 27 percent above the 1994-95 season.  
A specialty grower is defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in       
production or some commercial indoor growing area.  With the average price per  
pound received by growers unchanged from last year, at $3.39 per pound, the     
total value of sales reached $35.5 million.                                     
                                                                                
Shiitake mushroom sales totaled 6.48 million pounds for the 1996-97 season, up  
14 percent from last year's sales.  Despite a drop of 9 cents per pound to      
$3.40 in the price received by growers, the total value rose to $22.0 million.  
The value of sales of Oyster mushrooms rose 46 percent in one season to         
$6.54 million, and the value of exotic mushrooms other than Shiitake or Oyster  
rose 22 percent to $6.98 million.                                               
                                                                                
The next "Mushrooms" report will be released in August 1998.                    
                                                                                
                                                                                
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