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That is how we teach mushroom producers in Bulgaria now

UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency having today the last day of our growing courses in Bulgaria. The trainer is Iurie Boiciuc. The courses are orgaised together with the Bulgarian compost producer BulComp Samsara. Iurie Boiciuc is one of the best consultants in Europe – during the courses he teaches how to improve yields, how to make generations properly, how to work with compost, how to organize the work on the farm correctly etc etc etc. In the courses participate 10 mushroom producers from Bulgaria. Want to sign up for the next Iurie Boiciuc courses? Just send the message to number +380935690941 (Viber, Telegram, WhatsApp).

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01.05.2023

Three countries were present on last Picking School by UMDIS. Sign up for the next School

Last week UMDIS Mushroom Information Agency thought our 4th Picking School in Poland. We teach how to pick 1,2,3rd flush mushrooms, how to make separation right, what is quality and how to make it the best. Also show step by step what to implement on your farm in picking to receive more kg per m2. The motivation system and organization skills as well.

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01.05.2023

That`s why champignon producers are starting to produce shiitake

In China, for 1 kilogram of shiitake, the producer gets 1 dollar 20 cents. In Europe – from $6 (and a kilogram of shiitake can cost over $16 in the supermarket). So, in China, the champignon producers get bigger margin – while in Europe, the shiitake producers. One log of substrate from Exotic Mushroom Center in Europe now costs $1.9 net, usualy producers get 06.-0.7 kg of mushrooms from a log.

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28.04.2023

Romania: why 25% go for brown mushrooms? And other facts

In Romania 93% of mushrooms produced are button, and 7% are oyster mushroom. There are two largest button mushroom producers – Boglar Champ and Iazul V&V. And nearly ten smaller producers of button mushrooms, plus number of producers of oyster mushrooms.

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19.04.2023

Arpad Mutsy from BioFungi tells how to do mushroom promotion. Video

In this video, Arpad Mutsy, director of BioFungi company in Hungary and Maksym Yenchenko discuss the importance of promoting mushrooms to the public, promotion initiatives, ideas. They note that the mushroom industry has effective communication within itself – but lack of communication with the wider public.

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17.04.2023

Welcome to Polish picking school by UMDIS agency on 24-26th of April

In the course program: 1. Correct organization of mushroom picking. 2. Functional duties of the pickers` leader. 3. Planning of picking process that helps you avoid picking at night and on weekends. 4. 1-2-3 flashes picking technique. 5. The speed of picking and what does it depend on.

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14.04.2023

Lots of photos from Chinese Mushroom Days in March

International Mushroom Days happened in China on 21st-23rd of March 2023. The event was many times postponed due to Covid – and finally the took place. – It was great, many companies in China attended, and some oversea clients also, – tells UMDIS one of our Chinese friends, Alex Lyu from Kingfit, the supplier of equipment.

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11.04.2023

In Hungary the number of small mushroom farms reduces

There is a global trend visible also in Hungary that large mushroom farms expand – and many smaller ones (including those in caves, popular for Hungary) leaving the market. In the Budapest area, there are mushroom farms located in caves that were created because the stones from there were used to build the city itself. Mushrooms were grown in many of such caves for years. Currently, the profitability of such mushroom farms is declining and they by degrees close.

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10.04.2023

Video: Spanish mushroom market is not similar to others in Europe

This video features an interview with Mario Rodriguez Gandia, the owner of Champi Graja, a farm situated in Spain that produces white mushrooms. Mario, along with his two brothers, produces around 50-52 tons of mushrooms, and their main market is the fresh market in Spain.

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08.04.2023