Mushroom Production Up 10%
United States mushroom
production during the year ended
June 30,1973, totaled 254 million
pounds. This is 10 percent above
the 1971-72 crop and 23 percent
above the 1970-71 crop. Average
yield at 2.48 pounds per square
foot compares with the 1971-72
crop yield of 2.47 pounds and the
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H. Jacob Hoober
Intercourse, Pa
H. M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.
Leola, Pa
1970-71 yield of 2.36 pounds,
Pennsylvania, with 146 million
pounds, accounted for 57 percent
of the Nation’s production.
An estimated 102 million
square feet of bed and tray area
was used for mushroom
production during July 1, 1972 -
June 30,1973, nine percent more
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than the same period a year
earlier and 17 percent more than
in the 1970-71 period. First fillings
accounted for 37 percent of the
total area, second fillings 32
percent, and additional fillings 31
percent. In previous season, first
fillings accounted for 37 percent,
second fillings 33 percent, and
additional fillings 30 percent.
(Fillings for growers with con
tinuous operations were prorated
to first, second, and additional
fillings.)
Growers received an average
of 43.3 cents per pound, down 2.9
cents from the price received a
year earlier. Value of production
at $llO million for the 1972-73 crop
is up slightly from the previous
years’ value of $lO7 million.
Processors used 70 percent of the
current mushroom production
compared with 71 percent in 1971-
72. Processing sales in 1972-73
averaged 38.0 cents per pound,
down 3.5 cents from the previous
period, while fresh market sales
averaged 55.5 cents per pound,
down 2.4 cents. Growers intend to
increase production area for the
1973-74 season by 11 percent over
the past season. If intentions
materialize, the first fillings will
account for 36 percent of the 114
million square feet, second
fillings 31 percent, and additional
fillings 33 percent.
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Drive to Control Salmonella Increased
Steps leading to what govern
ment officials said would greatly
reduce Salmonella and other
foodborne illnesses, were an
nounced at a joint press con
ference of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) and
Health, Education, and Welfare
(HEW).
In releasing the reports of
internal task forces within each
agency, USDA and HEW officials
advocated:
- Expansion and coordination
of an intensive consumer
education campaign aimed at
eliminating careless food han
dling practices in the home and
food service establishments.
-- Continuation of a cooperative
federal-state-industry program
coordinated by the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA), to
eliminate Salmonella from
rendered animal by-products
used in animal feeds.
-- Modification of processing
procedures and facilities in meat
and poultry plants under USDA
inspection to reduce bacterial
cross-contamination of products
and equipment.
- Intensified support of in
dustry and USDA-financed
research aimed at controlling
and eliminating Salmonella
throughout the food chain.
- Development by FDA of
model ordinances governing
sanitation and food handling in
retail stores, food service in
stitutions, and standards for the
food transportation industry
Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture Clayton Yeutter
noted that it is impossible to
totally eliminate Salmonella
since it exists throughout our
environment. Meat animals and
birds are therefore a common
source of Salmonella organisms.
Carryover contamination from
the live animal and bird to raw
meat and poultry occurs with
some frequency.
Several steps can be taken,
however, and others can be
developed through more
research,' to greatly reduce
bacterial loads on animal and
poultry carcasses, Mr. Yeufter
said. This, combined with
lowering the level of Salmonella
organisms in animal feeds, and
improved food handling practices
at the consumer level will reduce
Salmonella as a significant
human health hazard.
Noting that improper handling
of food at the retail level and in
the home is a major source of
Salmonella infection, Dr. Charles
C. Edwards, HEW’s assistant
secretary for Health, emphasized
the importance of a joint
educational effort by USDA and
HEW, “We are convinced that an
effective consumer educational
program can accomplish more
than millions of dollars spent on
additional government
regulatory programs,” Edwards
said. He also explained the ac
tions FDA is undertaking to
develop uniform ordinances for
state and local governmental
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sportation industry, and the
redirection of FDA’s rein
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Mrs. Steorts urged consumers
to take special precautions to
“keep hot foods hot and cold
foods cold,” and to be extra
careful about washing hands and
cooking utensils in between
handling various foods, to avoid
cross-contamination.
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the 16-million acre Navajo
Reservation, nearly all positions
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qualified Indian personnel.
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