Teagasc has worked with growers to build the sector into a huge export industry
Raymond
Codd of Codd Mushrooms: the mushroom industry is worth more than €112
million and now employs more than 3,200 people in Ireland
The
mushroom industry in Ireland is
acknowledged to be one of the best in the world. It is the largest
horticultural sector in Ireland and is worth more than €112 million, of
which nearly 75 per cent is exported to Britain. It employs more than
3,200 people, mainly in Monaghan, Cavan and Tipperary, as well as
Kildare, Meath and Carlow, contributing significantly to the economies
of these areas... (Read more)
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