Factors Affecting U.S. Mushroom Consumption

Gary Lucier, Jane Allshouse and Biing-Hwan Lin

No 392421, Vegetables and Melons Outlook from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: U.S. mushroom consumption has been increasing over the past several decades. Basic knowledge of the distribution of mushroom consumption across different market channels, geographic regions, and population groups has been very limited in the past. Using data from USDA's 1994-96 and 1998 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals, this article examines the consumption distribution of fresh-market and processed mushrooms in the United States. The analysis indicates that per capita mushroom consumption is greatest in the West and Midwest. A little more than half of fresh-market mushrooms are purchased at retail and consumed at home, while three-fourths of processed mushrooms are consumed at home. Per capita mushroom use is highest among men and women aged 20-39, and lowest for children under the age of 12.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 2003-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.392421

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