date:Apr 20, 2023
Supplies of specialty mushrooms are very good right now. Michael Stephan, VP of sales business development for Monterey Mushrooms notes that the total specialty mushroom volume is up 9.7 percent from last year at this time and the value of those mushrooms is up 32 percent versus a year ago.
USDAs AMS segments specialty mushrooms into three groups--Shiitake, Oyster and Other, he says. Shiitake production is up 8 percent, Oysters are down and Other is up 50 percent. In fact, the Other segment ha