Organic mushrooms from Mexico were debuted at this year’s Fruit Logistica.

BioPremium has been focusing on ecological mushroom production for five years.

The 10 participating growers supply 350 to 400 tonnes a year, all of which are produced by hand without chemical pesticides or fertilisers.

“We are the first and currently the only company producing organic mushrooms in Mexico,” said Leoncio Mora, general director of the company based in Tehuacán in the state of Puebla.

For its fifth year at the trade fair, Mexico was represented with by 20 companies, displaying a range of produce including Hass avocados, grapefruits, seedless grapes and lemons.

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