Last year, the foreign trade balance for mushrooms was positive.

In Hungary, the two largest cultivated mushroom species are the chanterelle mushroom (approximately 28 thousand tons annually) and the oyster mushroom (2.8 thousand tons). According to experts, the cultivated mushroom growing area has been between 160-170 thousand square meters in recent years. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary's chanterelle mushroom foreign trade balance was positive in recent years. The foreign trade turnover of chanterelle mushrooms increased to 7.17 billion forints in 2025 from 6.22 billion forints the previous year. The export quantity increased by 11 percent to 9.16 thousand tons, and the value increased by 10 percent to 9.25 billion forints. The largest buyers of Hungarian chanterelle mushrooms were Austria (5.9 thousand tons, +14 percent) and Serbia (992.4 tons, +1 percent) during the period under review. Imports decreased by 9 percent to 2.67 thousand tons, with imports from Poland falling by 20 percent to 1.51 thousand ...