The competition faced by Irish mushroom growers in the UK market will increase as a consequence of increased compost prices.
The price of Irish produced mushrooms will inevitably go up, which will dampen demand for the Irish mushrooms.
Meanwhile continental mushroom producers will benefit from lower compost prices relative to Irish producers - compost prices for growers in The Netherlands, Poland and other countries can be up to €50/t lower than in Ireland.
UK buyers will be attracted by lower prices and thus demand more from continental suppliers.
The quality and freshness of Irish mushrooms is the key to blocking rivals from the continent. Once again optimally marketing the produce will be all important at this time!
