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vegetarian days and holidays, and because fresh mushrooms have to be sold within
the day, as already explained.
The farm-gate price of fresh RSM on vegetarian days was about 2.0–3.6 $US
kg
−1
(40–120%) higher than on non-vegetarian days. Fresh RSM for the processed
market usually has lower quality in terms of color, maturity, and size compared to
the fresh-RSM market, resulting in price discounts. In addition, the processed-RSM
market usually supplies higher quantities on non- vegetarian days when the demand
for fresh RSM is lower than on vegetarian days. The farm-gate price for processed
RSM is much lower, ranging between 1.2 and 1.8 $US kg
−1
on average. The demand
for vegetarian food consumption is higher in July, October, and December, driving
up the price of fresh RSM during these times.
The significant gap (1.5–2.8 times) between the prices on fresh-RSM and
processed- RSM markets provides mushroom growers with an incentive to schedule
their RSM growing and harvesting activities according to the demand on the freshRSM market. However, as the quality of fresh RSM can degrade rapidly, it can only
be sold in the domestic market within a day. The unsold fresh RSM (about 30% to
40% of total production) is then distributed to the companies that process and export
the processed products.
Figures 11.4 and 11.5 visualize the value-added generated at different functions
(stages) by the corresponding actors along the fresh and processed-RSM value
chains and the selling prices of RSM at each stage. The value-added at a certain
stage is the difference between the selling price (i.e., the price at which the product
is sold to the actor of the next stage) and the intermediate costs (i.e., the cost of buying the product from the previous stage plus the cost of inputs incurred at this stage).
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Jan Feb Mar Apri May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
$US/kg
Fresh RSM price on vegetarian dates
Average price on fresh RSM market
Average price on processed RSM market
Fig. 11.3 RSM price at the farm-gate in the MRD in 2015–2016
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vegetarian days and holidays, and because fresh mushrooms have to be sold within
the day, as already explained.
The farm-gate price of fresh RSM on vegetarian days was about 2.0–3.6 $US
kg
−1
(40–120%) higher than on non-vegetarian days. Fresh RSM for the processed
market usually has lower quality in terms of color, maturity, and size compared to
the fresh-RSM market, resulting in price discounts. In addition, the processed-RSM
market usually supplies higher quantities on non- vegetarian days when the demand
for fresh RSM is lower than on vegetarian days. The farm-gate price for processed
RSM is much lower, ranging between 1.2 and 1.8 $US kg
−1
on average. The demand
for vegetarian food consumption is higher in July, October, and December, driving
up the price of fresh RSM during these times.
The significant gap (1.5–2.8 times) between the prices on fresh-RSM and
processed- RSM markets provides mushroom growers with an incentive to schedule
their RSM growing and harvesting activities according to the demand on the freshRSM market. However, as the quality of fresh RSM can degrade rapidly, it can only
be sold in the domestic market within a day. The unsold fresh RSM (about 30% to
40% of total production) is then distributed to the companies that process and export
the processed products.
Figures 11.4 and 11.5 visualize the value-added generated at different functions
(stages) by the corresponding actors along the fresh and processed-RSM value
chains and the selling prices of RSM at each stage. The value-added at a certain
stage is the difference between the selling price (i.e., the price at which the product
is sold to the actor of the next stage) and the intermediate costs (i.e., the cost of buying the product from the previous stage plus the cost of inputs incurred at this stage).
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Jan Feb Mar Apri May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
$US/kg
Fresh RSM price on vegetarian dates
Average price on fresh RSM market
Average price on processed RSM market
Fig. 11.3 RSM price at the farm-gate in the MRD in 2015–2016
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