Mushroom Prices on the Rise

Beginning November 1st all of our mushroom growers are raising prices with more changes expected by the end of the year.  

There are three main reasons for the increase in prices. First, poorer batches of compost are producing reduced actual yields which means lower pounds per square foot.  Second, there is a lack of harvesters as the labor pool turns over.  As the term ends for temporary foreign workers they must return to their home countries and new replacements have to be government approved. Third, with legalized cannabis a whole new industry has emerged and is pulling farm based ag labor away from mainstay growers/shippers.

Please ask your Earls’ Sales rep for more information.