Wartość rynkowa zbiorów grzybów jadalnych z polskich lasów

Paper presents richness of forest fungi in Poland including edible and poisonous species. Edible fungi legally admitted to public trade were characterised in the background of species picked by people on their own purposes. Endangered species present on the ‘Red list’ as well as protected by law were described. Potential possibilities and real harvest (industrial purchase, export, market and close−to−road sale and picking for own purposes) were also presented. Estimated total harvest of fresh forest mushrooms in year of good picking equals 100,000 tons, which corresponds to 740 million PLN.