How to sell mushrooms: tips for selling

The question of how to sell mushrooms, of course, concerns all farmers who grow this product. In fact, it’s not so difficult to establish an uninterrupted implementation, but beginners may have problems at first. To avoid this, be sure to fill out the necessary documents for the sale of mushrooms and use the tips offered on this page.

The sale of mushrooms is also a fascinating process. In order for mushroom production to be successful, one must be able to sell mushrooms. They can be implemented anywhere: in the market, in shops, at large enterprises of the city, taken to catering points (restaurants, cafes, bars, etc.).

How to organize the sale of mushrooms

Use the following guidelines to organize the sale of mushrooms grown in the household.

• It is necessary to organize production by conveyor, that is, you must always have mushrooms, without interruptions.
• Find a convenient form of packaging. It is noted that mushrooms are well sold out if they are packed on plates of 1, 0.5 and 0.3 kg and covered with a "breathing" film. In this form, mushrooms for sale stay fresh longer and retain their presentation. If this is not possible, then they can be transported in plastic boxes.
• It is necessary to organize product advertising in trade organizations, the press. You can also print flyers with advertising. It’s easy to place on them recipes for cooking mushroom dishes and hand out leaflets along with mushrooms.
• It is more convenient to find regular customers and direct sales of indifference to intermediaries. At the same time, inform about the advantages of the mushrooms you grow, their beneficial properties and environmental safety.
• To sell mushrooms, it is better to find wholesale buyers who would take all your products at once. These can be shops, cafes, restaurants, canteens, kitchens, baking pies and pizza.
• It is possible to organize the simplest processing of mushrooms in place, for example, drying them. In this case, of course, you need to know how to dry mushrooms. For example, in oyster mushrooms, the hat is dried separately from the legs.
• You should always agree on the timing of the delivery of mushrooms in bulk. And you should not lower the price below that at which you hand over mushrooms at retail.
• When setting the cost of mushrooms, it is advisable to set the price slightly below the market.
• A wide range of mushroom packages should be offered to the buyer. It can be plates with packaged mushrooms, small plastic trays of 1-2 kg in each, or boxes weighing up to 5 kg.
• Mushroom growers need to sell spent blocks to produce 3rd and 4th wave fruiting mushrooms and organic fertilizers to improve soil structure.

Documents required for the sale of mushrooms

For the sale of mushrooms, you must have the relevant documents. Oyster mushrooms and champignons in Russia do not require mandatory certification.

But you must have a laboratory report. It can also be obtained on the market in its laboratory. You will also need a product test report. This service is paid and valid for 3 months only.

Then again you have to carry out this procedure and pay for it.

If you decide to sell your products on the market yourself, then you need a medical book.To sell mushrooms to shops and catering points, you may need a package of additional documents. This should be agreed with management.

For self-packing of mushrooms, documents for packaging products are also needed.