Mushroom harvest in Germany in 2021, increased by 5% compared to 2020
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Germany
Published Mar 15, 2022
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In 2021, 5% more mushrooms were produced in Germany than in the previous year. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports, more than 81,000 tons of mushrooms were harvested in edible mushroom farms with at least 0.1 hectares of production area. The total harvest of edible mushrooms in Germany was 83,800 tons.
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03/14/2022 | 11:25:00 | ID: 32549 | Department: Agriculture | plant Wiesbaden (agrar-PR) - In 2021, 5% more mushrooms were produced in Germany than in the previous year. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports, more than 81,000 tons of mushrooms were harvested in edible mushroom farms with at least 0.1 hectares of production area total harvest of edible mushrooms in Germany totaled 83,800 tons. With a share of 97%, button mushrooms accounted for the vast majority of edible mushroom production. 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 companies with fully organic production. In the case of special mushroom cultures, the proportion of organically produced edible mushrooms was significantly higher at an average of 51% (1,400 tons) than for button mushrooms at 9.5% (7,700 tons). increased compared to the previous year. 13% of this harvest area was farmed ...
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