New concept
Lesage is glad that mushrooms are being used on the barbecue more often now. “Of course, we can personally influence that, but we have to bring novelties on the market. For example, we recently introduced something new, a punnet of mushrooms with a marinade for on the barbecue. The concept is doing very well, people are looking for something different.”
Good market
According to Lesage the mushroom is a product that usually does better when the weather is not too warm. “That is why there was a good demand for our products in recent weeks. They are doing better than usual for this time of year. It is usually sunnier, and the supply of other vegetables is usually higher then. Prices for other vegetables are currently higher, and mushrooms are relatively cheap. Mushroom prices hardly change anyway. We always have fixed agreements with our buyers.”
Lesage Champignons is one of the largest players on the market of mushroom cultivation in Belgium. Production is for the domestic and international fresh market. Today, that production is around 55 tonnes per week. Lesage Champignons has about 60 employees.
