Table 6.1
Main edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms, their estimated world market value, in American dollars, and main countries of commercialization
Common name
of mushroom
Scientific name
Approximate in-reason
retail market
Approximate wholesale prices
(per kilogram, grade one)
Main countries of commercialization
a
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
s.l. $1.67 billion
b
$8 to $22
b
Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico,
United States of America
Desert truffle
Terfezia
spp. and
Tirmania
spp.
Unknown
$27 to $334
c
Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Morocco, Syria and Tunisia.
Ganbajun
Thelephora gambajun
$350 million
d
$20 to $50
d
China
Italian white truffle Tuber magnatum
[$150
million
$1000 to $30,000
e
Italy
Matsutake
Tricholoma matsutake
s.l. $500 million
$30 to $1000
f
Japan
Périgord black truffle Tuber melanosporum
[$150
million
$250 to $1200
Spain, France, Italy, United States of America
Porcini
Boletus edulis
s.l.
[$250
million
$13 to $198
Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico,
Spain, United States of North America
From Hall et al. (2003), with some data for
b
chanterelle from Watling (1997) and Arora and Dunham (2008); for
c
desert truffles from Morte et al. (2012)
and for
f
matsutake price from Matsutani (2010);
a
mainly based on Pegler (2002), Hall et al. (2007; 2003); Pérez-Moreno and Ferrera-Cerrato (1996a) and
Pérez-Moreno et al. (2010)
d
estimated in the production of 10,000 tons in Yunnan, China, in 2002, at an average price of USD35 per kg, based on He et al.
(2011);
e
in international auctions in 2005, 2006 and 2007 one single Italian white truffle reached, in each occasion, prices of USD 330,000, USD 340,000
and USD 350,000, respectively (see text)
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Main edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms, their estimated world market value, in American dollars, and main countries of commercialization
Common name
of mushroom
Scientific name
Approximate in-reason
retail market
Approximate wholesale prices
(per kilogram, grade one)
Main countries of commercialization
a
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
s.l. $1.67 billion
b
$8 to $22
b
Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico,
United States of America
Desert truffle
Terfezia
spp. and
Tirmania
spp.
Unknown
$27 to $334
c
Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait,
Morocco, Syria and Tunisia.
Ganbajun
Thelephora gambajun
$350 million
d
$20 to $50
d
China
Italian white truffle Tuber magnatum
[$150
million
$1000 to $30,000
e
Italy
Matsutake
Tricholoma matsutake
s.l. $500 million
$30 to $1000
f
Japan
Périgord black truffle Tuber melanosporum
[$150
million
$250 to $1200
Spain, France, Italy, United States of America
Porcini
Boletus edulis
s.l.
[$250
million
$13 to $198
Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico,
Spain, United States of North America
From Hall et al. (2003), with some data for
b
chanterelle from Watling (1997) and Arora and Dunham (2008); for
c
desert truffles from Morte et al. (2012)
and for
f
matsutake price from Matsutani (2010);
a
mainly based on Pegler (2002), Hall et al. (2007; 2003); Pérez-Moreno and Ferrera-Cerrato (1996a) and
Pérez-Moreno et al. (2010)
d
estimated in the production of 10,000 tons in Yunnan, China, in 2002, at an average price of USD35 per kg, based on He et al.
(2011);
e
in international auctions in 2005, 2006 and 2007 one single Italian white truffle reached, in each occasion, prices of USD 330,000, USD 340,000
and USD 350,000, respectively (see text)
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