At the Champignondagen in 2004 what was evident this year was that there were less participants and less growers!
The numbers this year were approximately 3500 visitors to the exhibition.
There was at least one full bus of growers from Ireland. There are obviously growers in Ireland who are willing to invest, but the view on the continent is probably that a lot of growers in Ireland do not see a fruitful future in the mushroom industry per se.
As for the rest of the exhibition, it was considered by many to be a fabulous showpiece for the industry Europe-wide, however there was a suspicion that there was fewer new products on show at the exhibition this time around, and effectively, that highlighted the fact that the industry is in contracting mode. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
