Fri 26 Nov 93 11:50
By: Daniel Cohen
Re: SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

          UNITED STATES IMPORTS MOST OF ITS SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Shiitake mushroom production in the United States reached 2.7 million pounds 
in 1991-1992, says a fact sheet published by USDA Small-Scale Agricultural
Alternatives.  The United States imports 14,000 metric tons of dried Shiitakes
annually, nearly 100 times its current fresh production.

A 13-minute video, "Growing Shiitake Mushrooms," is available for $10. from
Extension/Research, NCA&T University, PO Box 21928, Greensboro, NC 27420.

  Source: Maine Agricultural Report, Maine Dept. of Ag., Sept. 10, 1993
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Excerpted from Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener (MOFGA), Nov/Dec 1993.
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