Wild mushrooms

Organic mushroom farm Heereco has almost the entire mushroom chain under its own control. For instance, Heereco has its own organic composting facility, the company has three nurseries in Uden in Brabant, which collectively produce around 45-50 tonnes per week, and it also has its own certified
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As part of its value-added strategy, the Swiss Mushroom Producers Association (VSP) developed the grass-paper tray in cooperation with Coop. From now on, the packaging trays of Swiss organic brown mushrooms 225g as well as Swiss organic white mushrooms 225g, will be continuously replaced by 100
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The O.P. Consorzio Funghi di Treviso returns to Macfrut, the reference event for professionals in the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and Europe. Protagonist of the stand is the "Zero Residues" line, which one year after its launch, which took place right on the international stage
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As part of the added value strategy, the Swiss Mushroom Producers Association (VSP) developed the grass paper tray in cooperation with Coop. From now on, the packaging trays of Swiss organic mushrooms brown 225 g and Swiss organic mushrooms white 225 g, will be available in Coop sales outlets on an ongoing basis.
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Nigeria’s Raw Materials Research and Development Council has stated that it has developed a cardiovascular drug from oyster mushrooms. According to Engr. Florence Madueguna, the Project officer at the Professor Hussaini Ibrahim Technology and Innovation Center, the drug known is known as
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Excelsior Solutions Corporation (BRYN) has acquired its first investment into a growing company focused on the distribution of mushrooms and new mushroom products. The management team of Healthy Harvest Mushrooms, Inc. (HHM) in San Diego, CA has over 40 years of experience in mushroom farming,
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"There's some uncertainty about Europe's wild mushroom campaign because of the abnormal weather conditions in autumn. Mushrooms are highly sensitive to external conditions and cycles, and they've been having uneven harvests for years. However, it is still a highly appreciated food. Its
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The fiber-based ProducePack™ Punnet tray is an alternative to traditional plastic punnets for produce applications such as mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, grapes, and berries. It has been developed in close collaboration with growers, packers, and machinery suppliers to ensure that it
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UK: M&S confirms news on prices of over 100 essential items - and shoppers will be pleased read more

Red Light Holland Corp., an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth, and sale of functional mushrooms and mushroom home grow kits in North America and Europe, and a premium brand of psilocybin truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands, in compliance
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The demand for mushrooms keeps climbing thanks to their health benefits, says Mitofresh CEO Valon Bahtiri. To cope with the high demand, this Dutch wholesale and import/export company started growing its own mushrooms. The operational expansion led to space running out at Mitrofresh's office,
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The rumour that Denny Mushrooms, South Africa’s largest mushroom producer, is closing its doors, is not true. The mushroom grower, South Africa’s largest with farms in various provinces, is still supplying retail but it has reportedly decided not to rebuild its facility in KwaZulu-Natal
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In recent weeks, there have been major problems with the production of brown mushrooms throughout Europe. According to the Bund Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer e.V. (BDC), the fruiting bodies of some crops suddenly die shortly before harvest. read more

Against expectations, demand for shiitake mushrooms from Ukraine seems to have dropped a bit as February came to an end, says Nature Green’s consultant and advisor Peter Sutherland: “In a surprising manner, the demand for shiitake mushrooms started dropping around the end of February. Before
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Supermarket Aldi has been facing stern criticism for selling mushrooms in packs labelled “British”, while the small print listed the source as Poland. As well as the word “British”, the packs of closed cup mushrooms on sale in the north of England also carried the union flag and the Red
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Bi ShuTong is the European Business Developer at QiHe Biotechnology. The company is an expert in the production of substate logs for shiitake, king oyster and oyster, and other exotic mushrooms. read more

According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, Thuringian farms with a minimum area of 1,000 square metres each cultivated a production area for edible mushrooms of around 41,000 square metres last year. read more

In recent weeks, there have been major problems with the production of brown mushrooms all over Europe. According to the Bundes Deutscher Champignon- und Kulturpilzanbauer e. V. (BDC), the fruiting bodies of some crops suddenly die shortly before harvest.
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"After a considerable price hike, mushroom prices have stabilized. That increase was also most welcome, given all the high costs. Something has to give at some point. Fortunately, the market's better balanced now," says Rick Verhoeckx of the Dutch mushroom and top fruit wholesaler of the same
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Cigarette litter is a real problem, so Australian charity No More Butts and Melbourne-based mycologists Fungi Solutions have teamed up to start CigCycle. CigCycle is a research project which will determine whether Australian fungi can be used to create a viable recycling stream from cigarette butts. read more