German mushroom harvest reduces by 6%

In 2022, 76,100 tons of mushrooms were harvested in Germany. According to the Bundesamt für Statistik (Destatis), this was 6 percent less than the year before. Still, after 2021 and 2020, this was the third largest harvest volume since the registration of the mushroom harvest in 2012. Compared to the ten-year average from 2012 to 2021, the mushroom harvest in 2022 has increased by 13%. The total harvest volume of edible mushrooms in farms with at least 0.1 hectares of cultivation area in Germany amounted to 78,200 tons. With a share of 97%, mushrooms accounted for the majority of the harvest of edible mushrooms. The remaining harvest volume consisted of oyster mushrooms, shiitake and other specialty mushrooms. 12% of the mushrooms (9,600 tons) were grown in fully organic farms. Area decreased slightly for the first time since 2014The area for growing mushrooms in 2022 has decreased for the first time since 2014, by 1% compared to the previous year to 361 hectares. Since the ...