2019 Mushrooms Report Highlights (based on August 2019 report) 1

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

 

2019 Mushrooms

Report Highlights

(based on August 2019 report)

December 2019

The volume of sales for the 2018-2019 mushroom crop totaled 846 million pounds, down 3 percent from last season for

comparable States. Value of sales for the 2018-2019 mushroom crop was $1.13 billion, down slightly from the previous 

season for comparable States. The average reported price was $1.34 per pound, up 3 cents from the previous year’s price

for comparable States.

Agaricus and Specialty Mushroom Sales, Price, and Value – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

Year

All sales

Volume of sales Price per pound 1 Value of sales

(1,000 pounds) (dollars) (1,000 dollars)

2017-2018 2 ...................

2018-2019 2....................

869,260

846,491

1.310

1.340

1,134,989

1,131,564

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

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Agaricus Mushroom Area in Production and Yield – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

State

Area in production Yield per

Growing area Total filings square foot

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 square feet) (1,000 square feet) (1,000 square feet) (1,000 square feet) (pounds) (pounds)

United States 1....... 24,774 24,525 132,021 119,701 6.44 6.91

1

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Agaricus Mushroom Sales, Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area, Price, and Value –

United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

State

Volume of sales Dollar volume

per square foot Price per pound 1 Value of sales

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (dollar) (dollar) (dollar) (dollar) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)

United States 2....... 849,627 827,013 8.06 8.90 1.250 1.290 1,064,311 1,064,765

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

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Agaricus Mushroom Fresh market Sales, Price, and Value – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

State

Volume of sales Price per pound 1 Value of sales

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (dollars) (dollars) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)

United States 2.............. 774,058 762,514 1.300 1.340 1,009,343 1,020,440

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

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.
2 2019 Mushrooms Report Highlights (based on the August 2019 report)

USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Agaricus Mushroom Processing Sales, Price, and Value – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

State

Volume of sales Price per pound 1 Value of sales

2017- 2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (dollar) (dollar) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)

United States 2.............. 75,569 64,499 0.727 0.687 54,968 44,325

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

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini) Sales and Value – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

[Brown mushrooms are part of Agaricus mushrooms]

State

Volume of sales Value

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)

United States 1................ 180,081 185,016 269,932 287,038

1

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Specialty Mushroom Area in Production by Variety – United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

[Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, 

and $200 in sales]

Variety

Area in production

Natural wood outdoor logs Natural wood undercover and indoor logs All other production media

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 logs) (1,000 logs) (1,000 logs) (1,000 logs) (1,000 square feet) (1,000 square feet)

Shiitake 1................

Oyster ....................

Other ......................

Total 2....................

9

(X)

(X)

9

42

(X)

(X)

42

411

(X)

(X)

411

2,383

(X)

(X)

2,383

936

995

376

2,307

407

515

295

1,217

(X) Not applicable.

1

Includes small quantity of logs producing Oyster and Other mushrooms. These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual 

operations.

2

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.

Specialty Mushroom Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales by Variety –

United States: 2017-2018 and 2018-2019

[Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, 

and $200 in sales]

Variety

Total production 1

All sales

Volume of sales 2 Price per pound 3 Value of sales

2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019 2017-2018 2018-2019

(1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (1,000 pounds) (dollar) (dollar) (1,000 dollars) (1,000 dollars)

Shiitake .....................

Oyster .......................

Other .........................

Total 4.......................

6,210

10,000

4,413

20,623

6,987

9,164

3,968

20,119

5,961

9,675

3,997

19,633

6,727

8,847

3,904

19,478

3.69

2.94

5.05

3.60

3.21

3.09

4.59

3.43

22,023

28,465

20,190

70,678

21,563

27,314

17,922

66,799

1 Total production includes all fresh market and processing sales plus amount harvested but not sold (shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.).

2 Virtually all specialty mushroom sales are for fresh market.

3 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.

4

Includes California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas only.