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Mushrooms
ISSN: 1949-1530

Released August 20, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

All Mushroom Value of Sales Approaches $1.23 Billion
Volume of sales of the 2014-2015 United States mushroom crop totaled 953 million pounds, up 6 percent from last
season. Value of sales for the 2014-2015 United States mushroom crop is $1.23 billion, up 10 percent from the previous
season. The number of growers, at 354, is up 9 from last season. The reported average price is $1.29 per pound, up 5 cents
from a year earlier.
Agaricus and Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value – United States:
2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
All sales
Year

Growers 1

Volume of
sales

(number)
2012-2013 ......................
2013-2014 ......................
2014-2015 ......................
1
2

Price per
pound 2

(1,000 pounds)
304
345
354

888,252
899,833
952,619

Value of
sales

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)
1.240
1.240
1.290

1,103,886
1,115,628
1,227,973

Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty mushrooms.
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.

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Contents
Agaricus Mushroom Area, Sales, Price, and Value – States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014,
and 2014-2015 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Agaricus Mushroom Sales, Price, and Value by Utilization – States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013,
2013-2014, and 2014-2015 ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value – States, Regions, and United States:
2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 .................................................................................................................................. 6
Agaricus Mushroom Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area – States, Regions, and
United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 .......................................................................................................... 7
Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini) Number of Growers, Sales, and Value – Regions and United States:
2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 .................................................................................................................................. 7
Agaricus Mushroom Sales and Percent of Total – United States: 2005-2015 ........................................................................ 8
Agaricus Mushroom Volume of Sales – United States Chart ................................................................................................. 8
Agaricus Mushroom Price and Value by Utilization – United States: 2005-2015 ................................................................. 9
Agaricus Mushroom Value of Sales – United States Chart .................................................................................................... 9
Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot –
United States: 2005-2015 ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers – United States Chart ......................................................................................... 10
Agaricus Mushroom Growing Area Intended for Production by Utilization – States, Regions, and United States:
July 2015-June 2016 ............................................................................................................................................................. 11
Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers by Sales Category – United States: 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 ......................... 11
Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales by
Variety – United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015......................................................................................... 12
Specialty Mushroom Area in Production by Variety – United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 .................. 13
Mushroom Comments ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Regional Mushroom Producing States Listing ..................................................................................................................... 15
Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................................................................ 16
Information Contacts ............................................................................................................................................................ 16

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Agaricus Mushroom Area, Sales, Price, and Value – States, Regions, and United States: 2012-2013,
2013-2014, and 2014-2015
State, region,
and year

Area in production
Growing
area

Total
fillings

Volume
of
sales

Price
per
pound 1

Value
of
sales

(1,000 square feet)

(1,000 square feet)

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

California
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

3,626
2,986
3,847

22,431
17,884
17,409

118,098
101,534
102,703

1.750
1.870
1.940

206,708
189,607
199,534

Pennsylvania
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

15,924
15,715
17,442

78,243
81,671
87,399

544,942
571,725
584,050

0.933
0.944
0.949

508,593
539,662
554,419

Other States 2
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

8,002
6,615
8,022

39,172
35,130
38,242

206,585
208,816
244,347

1.560
1.540
1.630

323,240
320,703
398,850

East
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

18,833
17,974
19,507

94,245
95,903
103,689

634,541
663,899
705,473

0.993
0.996
1.060

630,079
660,976
747,285

Central
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

3,682
3,577
4,406

17,504
15,730
16,066

92,584
94,971
97,602

1.770
1.750
1.720

163,882
166,086
167,609

West
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

5,037
3,765
5,398

28,097
23,052
23,295

142,500
123,205
128,025

1.720
1.810
1.860

244,580
222,910
237,909

United States
2012-2013 .....................
2013-2014 .....................
2014-2015 .....................

27,552
25,316
29,311

139,846
134,685
143,050

869,625
882,075
931,100

1.190
1.190
1.240

1,038,541
1,049,972
1,152,803

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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 data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table.

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Agaricus Mushroom Sales, Price, and Value by Utilization – States, Regions, and United States:
2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
Fresh market
Year, State
and region

Processing

Volume
of
sales

Price
per
pound 1

Value
of
sales

Volume
of
sales

Price
per
pound 1

Value
of
sales

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

2012-2013
Pennsylvania ...................
Other East .......................
East total .........................

449,788
81,579
531,367

1.000
1.440
1.070

449,788
117,813
567,601

95,154
8,020
103,174

0.618
0.458
0.606

58,805
3,673
62,478

Central total .....................

86,893

1.820

158,431

5,691

0.958

5,451

California .........................
Other West ......................
West total ........................

116,659
24,009
140,668

1.763
1.570
1.730

205,670
37,576
243,246

1,439
393
1,832

0.721
0.753
0.728

1,038
296
1,334

United States ...................

758,928

1.280

969,278

110,697

0.626

69,263

2013-2014
Pennsylvania ...................
Other East .......................
East total .........................

485,210
82,735
567,945

0.999
1.410
1.060

484,725
116,370
601,095

86,515
9,439
95,954

0.635
0.524
0.624

54,937
4,944
59,881

Central total .....................

79,527

1.870

148,833

15,444

1.120

17,253

California .........................
Other West ......................
West total ........................

100,294
21,230
121,524

1.880
1.560
1.820

188,553
33,040
221,593

1,240
441
1,681

0.850
0.596
0.783

1,054
263
1,317

United States ...................

768,996

1.260

971,521

113,079

0.694

78,451

2014-2015
Pennsylvania ...................
Other East .......................
East total .........................

529,324
103,495
632,819

0.980
1.760
1.110

518,738
181,978
700,716

54,726
17,928
72,654

0.652
0.607
0.641

35,681
10,888
46,569

Central total .....................

82,116

1.840

150,835

15,486

1.080

16,774

California .........................
Other West ......................
West total ........................

101,022
24,389
125,411

1.960
1.550
1.880

198,003
37,776
235,779

1,681
933
2,614

0.911
0.642
0.815

1,531
599
2,130

United States ...................

840,346

1.290

1,087,330

90,754

0.721

65,473

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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.

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Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Sales, Price, and Value – States, Regions, and
United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
Year,
State, and
region

All sales
Growers

Volume of
sales

Price per
pound 1

Value of
sales

(number)

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

2012-2013
Pennsylvania .........................
Other East .............................
East total ...............................

64
11
75

544,942
89,599
634,541

0.933
1.360
0.993

508,593
121,486
630,079

Central total ..........................

10

92,584

1.770

163,882

California ...............................
Other West ............................
West total ..............................

15
7
22

118,098
24,402
142,500

1.750
1.550
1.720

206,708
37,872
244,580

United States ........................

107

869,625

1.190

1,038,541

2013-2014
Pennsylvania .........................
Other East .............................
East total ...............................

66
10
76

571,725
92,174
663,899

0.944
1.320
0.996

539,662
121,314
660,976

Central total ..........................

9

94,971

1.750

166,086

California ...............................
Other West ............................
West total ..............................

13
5
18

101,534
21,671
123,205

1.870
1.540
1.810

189,607
33,303
222,910

United States ........................

103

882,075

1.190

1,049,972

2014-2015
Pennsylvania .........................
Other East .............................
East total ...............................

68
11
79

584,050
121,423
705,473

0.949
1.590
1.060

554,419
192,866
747,285

Central total ..........................

9

97,602

1.720

167,609

California ...............................
Other West ............................
West total ..............................

13
7
20

102,703
25,322
128,025

1.940
1.520
1.860

199,534
38,375
237,909

United States ........................

108

931,100

1.240

1,152,803

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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.

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Agaricus Mushroom Yield and Dollar Volume per Square Foot of Growing Area – States, Regions, and
United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
Yield per square foot

State and region

2012-2013

2013-2014

(pounds)

2014-2015

(pounds)

(pounds)

Pennsylvania ...................................
East .................................................

6.96
6.73

7.00
6.92

6.68
6.80

Central .............................................

5.29

6.04

6.08

California .........................................
West ................................................

5.26
5.07

5.68
5.34

5.90
5.50

United States ...................................

6.22

6.55

6.51

Dollar volume per square foot
(dollars)

(dollars)

(dollars)

Pennsylvania ...................................
East .................................................

6.50
6.69

6.61
6.89

6.34
7.21

Central .............................................

9.36

10.56

10.43

California .........................................
West ................................................

9.22
8.70

10.60
9.67

11.46
10.21

United States ...................................

7.43

7.80

8.06

Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini) Number of Growers, Sales, and Value – Regions and
United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
[Brown mushrooms are part of Agaricus mushrooms]
Region
and
year

Growers

Volume
of
sales

Value

(number)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

Region
and
year

Growers

Volume
of
sales

Value

(number)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 dollars)

East
2012-2013 ...............
2013-2014 ...............
2014-2015 ...............

29
30
27

110,588
107,749
119,123

127,223
130,662
144,032

West
2012-2013 ..............
2013-2014 ..............
2014-2015 ..............

15
13
13

24,828
26,597
26,800

55,638
58,453
61,761

Central
2012-2013 ...............
2013-2014 ...............
2014-2015 ...............

10
8
8

16,303
18,043
14,825

38,980
41,180
36,547

United States
2012-2013 ..............
2013-2014 ..............
2014-2015 ..............

54
51
48

151,719
152,389
160,748

221,841
230,295
242,340

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Agaricus Mushroom Sales and Percent of Total – United States: 2005-2015
[This table represents volume of sales at point of first sale. Mushrooms sold for fresh use, but used for processing are included under fresh market
volume of sales]
Fresh market
Year

Volume of
sales

Processing
Volume of
sales

Percent

(1,000 pounds)

Total
volume of
sales

Percent

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

2005-2006 ......................
2006-2007 ......................
2007-2008 ......................
2008-2009 ......................
2009-2010 ......................

704,584
696,709
679,686
680,328
669,955

85
86
85
85
86

129,093
117,140
117,662
123,568
107,109

15
14
15
15
14

833,677
813,849
797,348
803,896
777,064

2010-2011 ......................
2011-2012 ......................
2012-2013 ......................
2013-2014 ......................
2014-2015 ......................

718,501
771,427
758,928
768,996
840,346

85
87
87
87
90

127,450
110,430
110,697
113,079
90,754

15
13
13
13
10

845,951
881,857
869,625
882,075
931,100

Agaricus Mushroom Volume of Sales - United States
Million pounds
950
930
910
890
870
850
830
810
790
770
05/06

8

06/07

07/08

08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

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Agaricus Mushroom Price and Value by Utilization – United States: 2005-2015
Fresh market

Processing

All sales

Price 1
per
pound

Value
of
sales

Price 1
per
pound

Value
of
sales

Price 1
per
pound

Value
of
sales

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Year

2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010

...............
...............
...............
...............
...............

1.130
1.210
1.240
1.240
1.230

793,538
840,560
841,753
841,021
821,472

0.428
0.640
0.645
0.564
0.587

55,298
75,001
75,854
69,637
62,918

1.020
1.120
1.150
1.130
1.140

848,836
915,561
917,607
910,658
884,390

2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015

...............
...............
...............
...............
...............

1.240
1.260
1.280
1.260
1.290

887,839
969,847
969,278
971,521
1,087,330

0.599
0.628
0.626
0.694
0.721

76,353
69,312
69,263
78,451
65,473

1.140
1.180
1.190
1.190
1.240

964,192
1,039,159
1,038,541
1,049,972
1,152,803

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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 Mushroom Value of Sales - United States
Million dollars
1,160
1,140
1,120
1,100
1,080
1,060
1,040
1,020
1,000
980
960
940
920
900
880
860
840
05/06

06/07

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07/08

08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

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Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square
Foot – United States: 2005-2015
Year

Growers 1

Area
in
production

Yield per
square
foot

Dollar volume
per square
foot

(number)

(1,000 square feet)

(pounds)

(dollars)

2005-2006 .......
2006-2007 .......
2007-2008 .......
2008-2009 .......
2009-2010 .......

123
117
111
117
109

142,550
145,743
136,011
134,533
129,268

5.85
5.58
5.86
5.98
6.01

5.95
6.28
6.75
6.77
6.84

2010-2011 .......
2011-2012 .......
2012-2013 .......
2013-2014 .......
2014-2015 .......

109
105
107
103
108

134,266
139,331
139,846
134,685
143,050

6.30
6.33
6.22
6.55
6.51

7.18
7.46
7.43
7.80
8.06

1

Estimates are based on growers with sales and include all known growing facilities.

Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers - United States
Number
125

120

115

110

105

100
05/06

10

06/07

07/08

08/09

09/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

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Agaricus Mushroom Growing Area Intended for Production by Utilization – States, Regions, and
United States: July 2015-June 2016
Intentions July 2015 - June 2016
State and region

Fresh
market

Processed
market

Total
fillings

Percent of
last year

(1,000 square feet)

(1,000 square feet)

(1,000 square feet)

(percent)

California ......................................
Pennsylvania ................................

(D)
(D)

(D)
(D)

17,332
89,593

100
103

Other States 1 ...............................

137,630

10,813

41,518

109

East ..............................................

94,973

10,792

105,765

102

Central ..........................................

(D)

(D)

19,455

121

West .............................................

(D)

(D)

23,223

100

United States ................................

137,630

10,813

148,443

104

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
1
Includes data withheld above and/or data for States not listed in this table.

Agaricus Mushroom Number of Growers by Sales Category – United States: 2013-2014 and 2014-2015
Sales categories
(million pounds)

Number of growers
2013-2014

2014-2015

(number)

(number)

Over 20.0 ..................................................................................
10.0 - 19.9 ................................................................................
5.0 - 9.9 ....................................................................................
2.5 - 4.9 ....................................................................................
1.0 - 2.4 ....................................................................................
0.5 - 1.0 ....................................................................................
Less than 0.5 ............................................................................

11
20
16
15
21
5
15

13
15
18
17
19
4
22

Total .........................................................................................

103

108

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Specialty Mushroom Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales
by Variety – United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015
[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]
Year and variety

Growers 1

Total
production 2

(number)

(1,000 pounds)

All sales
Volume of
sales 3

Price per
pound 4

Value of
sales

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

2012-2013
Shiitake ...............................
Oyster .................................

179
97

8,875
7,414

8,277
6,975

3.32
3.02

27,468
21,050

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

28

3,659

3,375

4.99

16,827

Total ....................................

209

19,948

18,627

3.51

65,345

2013-2014
Shiitake ...............................
Oyster .................................

206
119

9,327
7,499

8,952
7,165

3.21
3.74

28,759
26,783

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

37

1,846

1,641

6.16

10,114

Total ....................................

260

18,672

17,758

3.70

65,656

2014-2015
Shiitake ...............................
Oyster .................................

216
122

10,517
7,960

10,176
7,688

3.21
3.17

32,619
24,368

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

46

4,060

3,655

4.97

18,183

Total ....................................

265

22,537

21,519

3.49

75,170

1

Growers counted only once for United States total if growing more than one specialty type mushroom. Growers growing Agaricus and specialty
mushrooms are included.
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
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.

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Specialty Mushroom Area in Production by Variety – United States: 2012-2013, 2013-2014,
and 2014-2015
[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]
Area in production
Year and variety

Natural
wood outdoor
logs

Natural wood
undercover and
indoor logs

All other
production
media

(1,000 logs)

(1,000 logs)

(1,000 square feet)

2012-2013
Shiitake 1 ...............................
Oyster ....................................

137
(X)

243
(X)

1,455
790

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

(X)

(X)

379

Total ......................................

137

243

2,624

2013-2014
Shiitake 1 ...............................
Oyster ....................................

166
(X)

221
(X)

1,432
1,008

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

(X)

(X)

338

Total ......................................

166

221

2,778

2014-2015
Shiitake 1 ...............................
Oyster ....................................

180
(X)

280
(X)

1,750
802

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

(X)

(X)

385

Total ......................................

180

280

2,937

(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.

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Agaricus Mushrooms
Agaricus mushroom volume of sales totaled 931 million pounds, up 6 percent from the 2013-2014 season. Pennsylvania
accounted for 63 percent of the total volume of sales and second-ranked California contributed 11 percent. The value of
the Agaricus crop was estimated at $1.15 billion dollars, up 10 percent from a year ago. Brown mushrooms, including
Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for 161 million pounds, up 5 percent from last season. Brown mushrooms
accounted for 17 percent of the total Agaricus volume sold and 21 percent of the total Agaricus value.
The total number of Agaricus growers in the United States, at 108, was up 5 from last season. Growers with sales
exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 71 percent of United States Agaricus sales, or 658 million pounds.
United States fresh market sales of Agaricus mushrooms totaled 840 million pounds, up 10 percent from the previous
season, while processed sales, at 91 million pounds, was down 20 percent from the previous season. Growers reported
United States fresh market production made up 90 percent of total sales volume, while processed production represented
the remaining 10 percent. Grower total filling intentions for the 2015-2016 crop are 148 million square feet, up 4 percent
from the total fillings in the 2014-2015 season.
The 59 growers of Agaricus mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania produced 404 million pounds, a decrease of
7 percent compared with the 2013-2014 growing season. This production was valued at 385 million dollars, down
7 percent from the previous season. The growing area in Chester County was 12.7 million square feet, up 2 percent from
last season. Total fillings were 63.2 million square feet, down 1 percent from the 2013-2014 growing season.
Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics
Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 2014-2015 totaled 75.2 million, up 14 percent from the
2013-2014 season. A specialty grower is defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some
commercial indoor growing area, and $200 or more in sales. The average price per pound received by growers, at $3.49,
was down 21 cents from the previous season.
Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms
Growers produced 60.7 million pounds of mushrooms that were certified organic during the 2014-2015 growing season,
40 percent above 2013-2014. Sixty-eight percent of the total, or 41.4 million pounds, were sold as certified organic
mushrooms. This is up 43 percentage points from the 2013-2014 crop year. Agaricus mushrooms accounted for 72 percent
of the mushrooms sold as certified organic, while all specialty mushrooms made up the remainder. The total certified
organic sales of all mushrooms represent 4 percent of the 2014-2015 total mushroom sales. The number of certified
organic mushroom growers totaled 67, up 6 growers from the revised previous season. These growers represent 19 percent
of the 354 total mushroom producers.

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Regional Mushroom Producing States Listing

Regional Agaricus Mushroom Producing States
East: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Central: Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
West: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

Regional Specialty Mushroom Producing States
East: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and
West Virginia.
Central: Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.
West: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in preparation for this report. All known commercial mushroom
producers are contacted utilizing mail, telephone, and personal enumeration. Unless other specific arrangements are made,
data collection for multi-State operations is conducted by the State in which the firm's headquarters is located. Information
is collected for Agaricus (including White Button, Crimini, and Portabello) and specialty mushrooms.
Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the mushroom grower surveys is used to establish estimates of
number of growers, area in production, yield per square foot, utilization, volume of sales, average price per pound, and
value of sales. Estimates are also prepared for the total amount of mushrooms grown as certified organic, quantity sold
from mushrooms certified as organically produced and the number of certified organic growers.
Revision policy: All mushroom estimates, except intentions, are subject to revision the following year based on a
thorough review of all available data.
Reliability: The mushrooms grower surveys are subject to non-sampling errors, such as omissions, duplication, and
mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized
through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and
reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section ............................................ (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries, Cherries ....................... (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson – Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits ........................................ (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes .................................................. (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh – Hops ............................................................................................................................ (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint,
Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................................................. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts .............................................. (202) 720-4215
Chris Singh – Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .............................................................. (202) 720-4288

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
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