CHAPTER III 



Market and Production 



Agaricus campestris and related species 

 are grown and marketed more or less in all 

 civilized countries. The greater part of 

 the product is sold on local markets or 

 shipped relatively short distances and dis- 

 posed of as fresh mushrooms. This is en- 

 tirely as would be expected, since it is only 

 when mushrooms are used fresh that the full 

 flavor may be brought out in cooking — the 

 case likewise with many other delicate 

 products. Nevertheless, the canned product 

 continues to represent a considerable part 

 of the consumption in some countries, and 

 this article reaches many markets to which 

 the fresh mushrooms do not find access. A 

 comparatively small amounc of the culti- 



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