Prices, however, were down, mainly due to a nine percent drop in prices for processed Agaricus mushrooms.
Prices are what producers receive at the point of first sale.
Overall, the value of the US mushroom crop increased two percent. The number of growers continued to decline. Agaricus Mushrooms Pennsylvania led all states in US production of Agaricus mushrooms, with 370 million pounds or 48 percent. California ranked second with 129 million pounds or 17 percent. Prices increased to 99.8 cents per pound for fresh Agaricus mushrooms and decreased to 58.2 cents per pound for processing mushrooms.