WORLD CHAMPIGNONS MARKET DYNAMICS

According to the research conducted by Fruit & Vegetable Facts, sales of mushrooms in the world markets remain stable. At the same time, according to statistics, Poland not only increases production every year, but also is the largest exporter of fresh mushrooms, leaving far behind its rival — Netherlands.

The total value of mushrooms sales in the world markets was 1.7 bln. euro (fresh and processed mushrooms). The Netherlands proportion is about 30%. In value terms, international trade of fresh mushrooms amounted to 800 million euro in 2014 and amount of sales of canned mushrooms comprised 730 million euros. Commercial frozen mushrooms brought about 100 million euros.

World market of mushrooms was estimated to 23,427,920 dollars in 2013. Since 2014 the total annual growth of mushrooms market is expected to be 9.5%. Experts predict thatthe world market of mushrooms will reach the mark of 50,034,120 dollars by 2019.

Europe confidently dominated on the market mushrooms in 2014. Analysts say that European countries also will show the fastest growth in sales of mushrooms in 2014-2019 years. Asia-Pacific region is on the second place in terms of sales of mushrooms. The most popular of them are champignons, shiitake mushrooms and oyster mushrooms. These three types of fungi accounted for about 76% of all sales of the global mushroom market in 2013. Their segment of the world market of mushrooms in 2013 was 36.1%. White mushrooms are often bought in the United States and Europe. In second place – shiitake mushrooms, which are very popular in the US and Western Europe.

One of the main reasons for the growth of mushrooms market is that the more people learn about their nutritional value. Also, mushrooms are very popular among vegetarians and supporters of healthy eating or dieting, as mushrooms are a rich source of protein and vitamins and have a very low or no fat and cholesterol.

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