Vg 2-1-2 (8-09) Mushrooms National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released August 20, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Mushrooms" call Dan Norris at (202) 720-3250, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. All Mushroom Sales Up 1 Percent, Value Down 1 Percent Sales of the 2008-09 U.S. mushroom crop are 817 million pounds, up 1 percent from the 2007-08 season. Value of sales for the 2008-09 U.S. mushroom crop is $957 million, down 1 percent from the previous season. The number of growers, at 285, is up 6 from last season. The average price is $1.17 per pound, down 1 cent from 2007-08. Volume of sales reported by growers of Agaricus mushrooms for fresh market is 679 million pounds, virtually unchanged from a year ago. Volume of sales of Agaricus mushrooms for processing is 123 million pounds, up 4 percent from last season. Value of sales for all Agaricus mushrooms totaled $909 million, down 1 percent from the previous year and the 2006-07 season. (Agaricus and specialty highlights continued on page 12) Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Sales : :-------------------------------------------------- Year : Growers 1/ : Volume of : Price per : Value of : : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2006-07 : 280 828,002 1.160 961,446 2007-08 : 279 812,604 1.180 962,756 2008-09 : 285 816,974 1.170 957,028 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Number of growers counted once if growing both Agaricus and specialty mushrooms. 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: Area, Sales, Price, and Value by State and United States, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State, : Area in Production : : : Region, 1/ :---------------------: Volume : Price : Value and : Growing : Total : of : per : of Year : Area : Fillings : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Square Feet 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : CA : 2006-07 : 4,919 24,831 117,851 1.590 187,473 2007-08 : 4,399 21,764 118,811 1.600 189,615 2008-09 : 3,914 20,543 123,919 1.630 202,599 : PA : 2006-07 : 16,761 83,587 496,566 0.891 442,292 2007-08 : 16,364 78,083 496,721 0.912 453,013 2008-09 : 16,635 80,869 524,587 0.881 461,936 : Oth Sts : 2006-07 4/ : 8,221 37,325 199,432 1.430 285,796 2007-08 5/ : 6,201 36,164 181,816 1.510 274,979 2008-09 6/ : 5,666 32,677 153,017 1.600 244,543 : East : 2006-07 : 19,053 97,188 573,013 0.949 543,837 2007-08 : 17,901 90,922 564,759 0.969 547,468 2008-09 : 17,951 91,719 568,219 0.926 526,404 : Central : 2006-07 : 3,239 15,841 79,821 1.600 127,717 2007-08 : 3,233 15,822 77,059 1.640 126,684 2008-09 : 3,137 15,290 74,258 1.700 126,534 : West : 2006-07 : 7,609 32,714 161,015 1.520 244,007 2007-08 : 5,830 29,267 155,530 1.570 243,455 2008-09 : 5,127 27,080 159,046 1.610 256,140 : US : 2006-07 : 29,901 145,743 813,849 1.120 915,561 2007-08 : 26,964 136,011 797,348 1.150 917,607 2008-09 : 26,215 134,089 801,523 1.130 909,078 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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. 3/ Missing data not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 4/ CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, and WI. 5/ CO, DE, FL, IL, MD, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, and WI. 6/ CO, DE, FL, IL, MT, MO, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms: Utilization, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value by Region and United States, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :1,000 Lbs Dollars 1,000 Dols 1,000 Lbs Dollars 1,000 Dols : 2006-07 : PA : 403,564 0.960 387,421 93,002 0.590 54,871 Other East : 66,210 1.420 93,740 10,237 0.762 7,805 East Total : 469,774 1.020 481,161 103,239 0.607 62,676 : Central Total : 69,696 1.690 118,038 10,125 0.956 9,679 : CA : 115,017 1.610 185,177 2,834 0.810 2,296 Other West : 42,222 1.330 56,184 942 0.372 350 West Total : 157,239 1.530 241,361 3,776 0.701 2,646 : US : 696,709 1.210 840,560 117,140 0.640 75,001 : 2007-08 : PA : 404,971 0.987 399,706 91,750 0.581 53,307 Other East : 59,134 1.490 88,378 8,904 0.683 6,077 East Total : 464,105 1.050 488,084 100,654 0.590 59,384 : Central Total : 67,111 1.760 117,781 9,948 0.895 8,903 : CA : 115,366 1.620 186,893 3,445 0.790 2,722 Other West : 33,104 1.480 48,995 3,615 1.340 4,845 West Total : 148,470 1.590 235,888 7,060 1.070 7,567 : US : 679,686 1.240 841,753 117,662 0.645 75,854 : 2008-09 : PA : 420,326 0.971 408,137 104,261 0.516 53,799 Other East : 36,548 1.620 59,389 7,084 0.717 5,079 East Total : 456,874 1.020 467,526 111,345 0.529 58,878 : Central Total : 64,898 1.820 117,951 9,360 0.917 8,583 : CA : 121,932 1.650 201,188 1,987 0.710 1,411 Other West : 35,006 1.530 53,430 121 0.917 111 West Total : 156,938 1.620 254,618 2,108 0.722 1,522 : US : 678,710 1.240 840,095 122,813 0.562 68,983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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, 2006 - June 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : All Sales Year, : :---------------------------------------------- State, : Growers : Volume of : Price per : Value of Region 1/ : : Sales : Pound 2/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2006-07 : PA : 73 496,566 0.891 442,292 Other East : 10 76,447 1.330 101,545 East Total : 83 573,013 0.949 543,837 : Central Total : 7 79,821 1.600 127,717 : CA : 20 117,851 1.590 187,473 Other West : 7 43,164 1.310 56,534 West Total : 27 161,015 1.520 244,007 : US : 117 813,849 1.120 915,561 : 2007-08 : PA : 69 496,721 0.912 453,013 Other East : 7 68,038 1.390 94,455 East Total : 76 564,759 0.969 547,468 : Central Total : 9 77,059 1.640 126,684 : CA : 18 118,811 1.600 189,615 Other West : 8 36,719 1.470 53,840 West Total : 26 155,530 1.570 243,455 : US : 111 797,348 1.150 917,607 : 2008-09 : PA : 71 524,587 0.881 461,936 Other East : 7 43,632 1.480 64,468 East Total : 78 568,219 0.926 526,404 : Central Total : 9 74,258 1.700 126,534 : CA : 23 123,919 1.630 202,599 Other West : 6 35,127 1.520 53,541 West Total : 29 159,046 1.610 256,140 : US : 116 801,523 1.130 909,078 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, 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, 2006 - June 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Yield per Square Foot and :-------------------------------------------------------------------- Region 1/ : 2006-07 : 2007-08 : 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pounds : PA : 5.94 6.36 6.49 East : 5.90 6.21 6.20 : Central : 5.04 4.87 4.86 : CA : 4.75 5.46 6.03 West : 4.92 5.31 5.87 : US : 5.58 5.86 5.98 :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollar Volume per Square Foot :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars : PA : 5.29 5.80 5.71 East : 5.60 6.02 5.74 : Central : 8.06 8.01 8.28 : CA : 7.55 8.71 9.86 West : 7.46 8.32 9.46 : US : 6.28 6.75 6.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. Brown Mushrooms (Portabello and Crimini): Number of Growers, Volume of Sales, and Value, by Region and United States, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2009 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : : Volume : :: Region : : Volume : and :Growers: of : Value :: and :Growers: of : Value Year 2/ : : Sales : :: Year 2/ : : Sales : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols:: :Number 1,000 Lbs 1,000 Dols : :: : East : :: West : 2006-07 : 35 75,160 84,911 :: 2006-07 : 16 17,098 37,588 2007-08 : 26 79,095 86,865 :: 2007-08 : 17 18,055 37,299 2008-09 : 26 81,836 88,121 :: 2008-09 : 16 19,776 43,187 : :: : Central : :: US : 2006-07 : 7 6,930 17,400 :: 2006-07 : 58 99,188 139,899 2007-08 : 7 8,096 20,094 :: 2007-08 : 50 105,246 144,258 2008-09 : 7 9,345 23,820 :: 2008-09 : 49 110,957 155,128 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Brown mushrooms are part of Agaricus mushrooms. 2/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. Agaricus Mushrooms: Sales by Type and Percent of Total, United States, 1995-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing : :-------------------------------------------------------: Total Year : Volume of : : Volume of : : Volume of : Sales : Percent : Sales : Percent : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds 1,000 Pounds : 1995-96 : 537,124 69 240,746 31 777,870 1996-97 : 553,780 71 222,897 29 776,677 1997-98 : 621,537 77 187,141 23 808,678 1998-99 : 657,833 78 189,927 22 847,760 : 1999-00 : 668,541 78 185,853 22 854,394 2000-01 : 692,630 82 153,579 18 846,209 2001-02 : 689,968 83 141,139 17 831,107 2002-03 : 697,248 83 139,150 17 836,398 2003-04 : 703,496 84 137,666 16 841,162 : 2004-05 : 696,319 83 141,764 17 838,083 2005-06 : 704,584 85 129,093 15 833,677 2006-07 : 696,709 86 117,140 14 813,849 2007-08 : 679,686 85 117,662 15 797,348 2008-09 : 678,710 85 122,813 15 801,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Price and Value by Type of Sale, United States, 1995-2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing : All Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : Price : Value : Price : Value : Price : Value : per : of : per : of : per : of : Pound : Sales : Pound : Sales : Pound : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Dollars 1,000 Dols Dollars 1,000 Dols Dollars 1,000 Dols : 1995-96 : 1.090 588,126 0.579 139,452 0.935 727,578 1996-97 : 1.090 605,728 0.559 124,568 0.940 730,296 1997-98 : 1.080 670,168 0.553 103,449 0.957 773,617 1998-99 : 1.080 712,000 0.611 116,098 0.977 828,098 : 1999-00 : 1.070 715,943 0.606 112,608 0.970 828,551 2000-01 : 1.060 736,543 0.579 88,957 0.976 825,500 2001-02 : 1.150 796,522 0.525 74,051 1.050 870,573 2002-03 : 1.120 778,307 0.558 77,676 1.020 855,983 2003-04 : 1.140 805,200 0.532 73,205 1.040 878,405 : 2004-05 : 1.140 796,493 0.463 65,699 1.030 862,192 2005-06 : 1.130 793,538 0.428 55,298 1.020 848,836 2006-07 : 1.210 840,560 0.640 75,001 1.120 915,561 2007-08 : 1.240 841,753 0.645 75,854 1.150 917,607 2008-09 : 1.240 840,095 0.562 68,983 1.130 909,078 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Agaricus Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Area in Production, Yield, and Dollar Volume per Square Foot, United States, 1995-2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Area : Yield per : Dollar Volume Year : Growers 1/ : in : Square : per Square : : Production : Foot : Foot -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Square Feet Pounds Dollars : 1995-96 : 180 135,320 5.75 5.38 1996-97 : 165 136,461 5.69 5.35 1997-98 : 156 145,094 5.57 5.33 1998-99 : 151 150,017 5.65 5.52 : 1999-00 : 147 151,487 5.64 5.47 2000-01 : 137 143,873 5.88 5.74 2001-02 : 128 140,822 5.90 6.18 2002-03 : 127 141,844 5.90 6.03 2003-04 : 125 146,510 5.74 6.00 : 2004-05 : 118 143,093 5.86 6.03 2005-06 : 123 142,550 5.85 5.95 2006-07 : 117 145,743 5.58 6.28 2007-08 : 111 136,011 5.86 6.75 2008-09 : 116 134,089 5.98 6.78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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, 2009 - June 30, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Intentions Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- and : Fresh : Processed : Total : Percent of Region 1/: Market : Market : Fillings : Last Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------ 1,000 Square Feet ----------- Percent : CA : 20,493 20,493 100 PA : 76,029 5,146 81,175 100 : Oth : Sts 2/ : 32,845 40 32,885 101 : East : 86,999 5,186 92,185 101 : Central : 15,254 15,254 100 : West : 27,114 27,114 100 : US : 129,367 5,186 134,553 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Regions: East: DE, FL, NY, PA, and TN. Central: IL, MO, OK, TX, and WI. West: CA, CO, MT, OR, UT, and WA. 2/ CO, DE, FL, IL, MO, MT, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT, WA, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Number of Growers, Total Production, Volume of Sales, Price, and Value of Sales, by Variety and United States, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : All Sales Year : : Total :---------------------------------------- and : Growers 2/ :Production 3/: Volume of : Price per : Value of Variety : : : Sales 4/ : Pound 5/ : Sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number --- 1,000 Pounds --- Dollars 1,000 Dollars : 2006-07 : : Shiitake : 160 7,155 6,985 3.36 23,469 : Oyster : 62 5,265 5,055 2.41 12,185 : Other : 30 2,180 2,113 4.84 10,231 : US 6/ : 191 14,600 14,153 3.24 45,885 : 2007-08 : : Shiitake : 155 9,848 9,673 2.69 26,049 : Oyster : 61 4,371 4,253 2.88 12,232 : Other : 24 1,371 1,330 5.16 6,868 : US 6/ : 181 15,590 15,256 2.96 45,149 : 2008-09 : : Shiitake : 153 9,682 9,416 3.19 30,038 : Oyster : 67 5,383 5,056 2.46 12,442 : Other : 26 1,070 979 5.59 5,470 : US 6/ : 184 16,135 15,451 3.10 47,950 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and 200 dollars in sales. 2/ Growers counted only once for US total if growing more than one specialty type mushroom. Growers growing Agaricus and specialty mushrooms are included. 3/ Total production includes all fresh market and processing sales plus amount harvested but not sold (shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.). 4/ Virtually all specialty mushroom sales are for fresh market. 5/ 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. 6/ 2006-07: AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 2007-08: AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. 2008-09: AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. Specialty Mushrooms: Area in Production by Variety and United States, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Area Year :---------------------------------------------------------------- and : Natural : Natural Wood : All Other Variety : Wood Outdoor : Undercover and : Production : Logs : Indoor Logs : Media -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 Logs ------ 1,000 Square Feet : 2006-07 : : Shiitake 2/ : 176 58 1,317 : Oyster : 654 : Other : 593 : US 3/ : 176 58 2,564 : 2007-08 : : Shiitake 2/ : 122 60 1,436 : Oyster : 618 : Other : 419 : US 3/ : 122 60 2,473 : 2008-09 : : Shiitake 2/ : 100 53 1,384 : Oyster : 913 : Other : 329 : US 3/ : 100 53 2,626 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Specialty mushroom estimates represent growers who have at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and 200 dollars in sales. 2/ Includes small quantity of logs producing Oyster and Other mushrooms. These logs are not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 3/ 2006-07: AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, and WI. 2007-08: AR, CA, CT, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. 2008-09: AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MN, MO, MT, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, and WI. Agaricus Mushrooms Agaricus mushroom volume of sales totaled 802 million pounds, up slightly from the 2007-08 season but 2 percent below 2006-07. Pennsylvania accounted for 65 percent of the total volume of sales and second-ranked California contributed 15 percent. The value of the Agaricus crop was estimated at $909 million dollars, down 1 percent from the 2007-08 season. Brown mushrooms, including Portabello and Crimini varieties, accounted for 111 million pounds, up 5 percent from last season and 12 percent above the 2006-07 crop year. Brown mushrooms accounted for 14 percent of the total Agaricus volume sold. The brown mushroom crop value of sales for the 2008- 09 season is $155 million dollars, 17 percent of the total Agaricus value. The total number of Agaricus growers in the U.S., at 116, is 5 more growers than last season but 1 less than two seasons ago. Growers with sales exceeding 10 million pounds accounted for 71 percent of U.S. Agaricus production, or 570 million pounds. The number of growers by sales categories is as follows: Over 20.0 million pounds, 9 growers; 10.0 million to 19.9 million pounds, 19 growers; 5.0 million to 9.9 million pounds, 14 growers; 2.5 million to 4.9 million pounds, 23 growers; 1.0 million to 2.4 million pounds, 28 growers; 0.5 million to 1.0 million pounds, 3 growers; less than 0.5 million pounds of sales, 20 growers. The growing area is 26.2 million square feet, down 3 percent from the previous season and 12 percent below 2006-07. Total fillings are 134 million square feet, down 1 percent from last season and 8 percent below 2006-07. Yields averaged 5.98 pounds per square foot, 2 percent above last season. Producers received an average return of $6.78 per square foot, up 3 cents from last season and 50 cents above the 2006-07 season. U.S. fresh market production at 679 million pounds is virtually unchanged from the previous season, while processed production, at 123 million pounds, is 4 percent above the previous season. Growers reported U.S. fresh market production at 85 percent of total sales volume with processed production making up the remaining 15 percent. Grower total filling intentions for the 2009-10 crop are nearly identical to the 2008-09 season. The 62 growers of Agaricus mushrooms in Chester County, Pennsylvania produced 364 million pounds of Agaricus mushrooms valued at $312 million. The growing area in Chester County was 11.8 million square feet. Total fillings were 56.0 million square feet. Specialty Mushrooms - Shiitake, Oyster, and all Other Exotics Value of sales for commercially grown specialty mushrooms in 2008-09 is $48.0 million, up 6 percent from the 2007-08 season. A specialty grower is defined as having at least 200 natural wood logs in production or some commercial indoor growing area, and $200 dollars or more in sales. The average price per pound received by growers, at $3.10, is up 14 cents from the previous season. Volume of sales of Shiitake mushrooms totaled 9.42 million pounds for the 2008-09 season, down 3 percent from the previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $3.19 per pound, is up 50 cents from 2007-08. Sales volume of Oyster mushrooms, at 5.10 million pounds, is up 19 percent from the previous season. Price per pound received by growers, at $2.46 per pound, is down 42 cents from the previous season. Volume of Sales of exotic mushrooms, other than Shiitake or Oyster, is 979 thousand pounds, down 26 percent from last season. Price per pound received by growers, at $5.59 per pound, is up 43 cents from 2007-08. Certified Organic Agaricus and Specialty Mushrooms Growers produced 41.0 million pounds of mushrooms that were certified organic during the 2008-09 growing season, 3 percent above 2007-08. 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