Mini Mushroom Package

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

Yesterday I did an online curbside grocery order. Whole white mushrooms on sale, 99 cents, in stock. Wow! Haven't seen that price for a long time. I assumed it was the standard 8 ounce package.

It was 6 ounces. I've never seen a 6 ounce package of white mushrooms. Is this the new normal?

Thank goodness they were fresh and firm. Didn't have to throw any out or cut away parts.

ValuSkr · ‎03-15-2014

That seems to be a very good price. Wegmans has a 6 oz container of "petite white mushrooms" for $1.99. I don't know if 6 oz. is their normal size since I rarely buy them.

There was an item on the local news recently about mushroom growers in Kennett Square, PA (the "mushroom capital of the world"). Harvesting mushrooms is labor-intensive and mushrooms are dying in their beds because of - you guessed it - a labor shortage. This is from Bloomberg:

"It’s unclear how the industry is going to solve its labor issue. Robots are a possibility, but a viable technology is at least three years away. The workforce is aging, and it’s a hands-on job with long hours. Wages are determined by the number of mushrooms picked, so new hires may bring back as little as $8 an hour. It all adds up to troubles in the near term."

The article notes that other jobs, like landscaping, construction work, and Amazon warehouse work is more attractive than harvesting mushrooms.

ninjawife · ‎11-15-2011

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
Yesterday I did an online curbside grocery order. Whole white mushrooms on sale, 99 cents, in stock. Wow! Haven't seen that price for a long time. I assumed it was the standard 8 ounce package.

It was 6 ounces. I've never seen a 6 ounce package of white mushrooms. Is this the new normal?

Thank goodness they were fresh and firm. Didn't have to throw any out or cut away parts.

@PickyPicky3 I bought mushrooms today and I noticed that the package was smaller than usual.

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

I once took a tour of a mushroom farm in Kennett Square and hated it. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to work in dirt under low light conditions.

Go robots!!

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@PickyPicky3 wrote:
I once took a tour of a mushroom farm in Kennett Square and hated it. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to work in dirt under low light conditions.

Go robots!!

@PickyPicky3 Most people have to have jobs and not all are pleasant. My grandfather was a miner way way back.