Sales of mushrooms up 6.2% to $694.4 M

Canadian mushroom growers sold 153,321 short tons of mushrooms in 2022, up 0.9% compared with 2021. The total value of mushrooms sold rose 6.2% to $694.4 million, mainly due to higher prices for both fresh and processed mushrooms.

Cultivated area for mushrooms rose 1.8% to 7,052,743 square feet, and harvested area increased 7.2% to 66,360,288 square feet.