In 2021, 5% more mushroom harvest in Germany

In 2021, 5% more mushrooms were produced in Germany than in the previous year. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) further reports, more than 81,000 tons of mushrooms were harvested in farms with a production area of at least 0.1 ha. The total harvest of edible mushrooms in Germany amounted to 83,800 tons. With a share of 97%, the vast majority of edible mushroom production comes from mushrooms. The rest of the harvest consisted of oyster mushrooms, shiitake and other special mushroom cultures. 9,100 tons of edible mushrooms (11%) were produced in fully organic farms. At the specialized mushroom farms, the share of organically produced mushrooms was on average 51% (1,400 tons), which is considerably more than with the mushrooms at 9.5% (7,700 tons). The area for growing edible mushrooms has increased by 6% in 2021 compared to the previous year to 379 hectares. 13% of this ...