Last year, mushroom exports from Indonesia increased by 17% to US$34.88m from the year previous, according to figures recently released by the Ministry of Agriculture. This rapid growth is up from just US$10.52m in 1998, and export markets are growing, now including the US, Australia, Japan, UAE and several countries in Europe.

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The vegetable is now touted as a means to generate more foreign exchange for the country. The director general of horticultural development at the ministry, Sumarno, said at a media conference on Tuesday that in terms of volume, mushroom exports now account for 18% of the total vegetable exports.


“We will promote modern farming technology to boost the country’s mushroom production,” he added.

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