Weighing mushrooms during harvest

Weighing mushrooms during harvest

Wild-harvested edible mushrooms are the exception today. Most mushrooms are professionally cultivated. Champignons make up the largest proportion of cultivated mushrooms grown in Germany, at almost 98 percent. The remaining two percent are noble mushrooms. In principle, all cultivated mushroom species would grow outdoors. However, they have a very narrow spectrum in which they feel comfortable and thrive. In order to be able to control the conditions optimally, cultivated edible mushrooms are therefore mainly grown under controlled conditions in special cultivation rooms. They are grown on so-called racks and carefully harvested by hand. Since mushrooms are very sensitive, they are only picked up once when harvesting and immediately placed in the sales bowl for a so-called pre-check of the weight. Packs of 250g to 3kg are weighed. Careful handling during harvesting protects the mushroom body, avoids bruising and possible rotting during transport.

Since mushrooms are very sensitive, they are only picked once during harvesting and immediately placed in the sales bowl for a so-called pre-test of the weight. Packages of 250g to 3kg are weighed. Careful handling during harvesting protects the mushroom body, avoids bruising and possible rotting during transport.