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Thai specialty mushroom cultivation cost per kilogramme dried (2026)
THB 180-1,400 per kg dried
Cultivation cost economics in 2026 vary with species and grow-room sophistication. Climate-controlled Lion's Mane and Reishi grow rooms run THB 280-520 per kilogramme dried-equivalent fully loaded across substrate (35-45 percent), labour (20-25 percent), utilities and humidity control (15-20 percent), packaging and drying (10-15 percent). Cordyceps militaris controlled-environment cultivation runs THB 850-1,400 per kilogramme dried-equivalent on tighter humidity and substrate sterilisation requirements. Smallholder cooperative Reishi outdoor cultivation clears THB 180-340 per kilogramme dried with variable yield and grade consistency. Dried-yield from fresh fruit body sits at roughly 9-11 percent for Lion's Mane, 8-10 percent for Reishi, and 11-14 percent for Cordyceps militaris.
Figure in context
Cultivation cost economics in 2026 vary with species and grow-room sophistication. Climate-controlled Lion's Mane and Reishi grow rooms run THB 280-520 per kilogramme dried-equivalent fully loaded across substrate (35-45 percent), labour (20-25 percent), utilities and humidity control (15-20 percent), packaging and drying (10-15 percent). Cordyceps militaris controlled-environment cultivation runs THB 850-1,400 per kilogramme dried-equivalent on tighter humidity and substrate sterilisation requirements. Smallholder cooperative Reishi outdoor cultivation clears THB 180-340 per kilogramme dried with variable yield and grade consistency. Dried-yield from fresh fruit body sits at roughly 9-11 percent for Lion's Mane, 8-10 percent for Reishi, and 11-14 percent for Cordyceps militaris.
Cultivation cost economics in 2026 vary with species and grow-room sophistication. Climate-controlled Lion's Mane and Reishi grow rooms run THB 280-520 per kilogramme dried-equivalent fully loaded across substrate (35-45 percent), labour (20-25 percent), utilities and humidity control (15-20 percent), packaging and drying (10-15 percent). Cordyceps militaris controlled-environment cultivation runs THB 850-1,400 per kilogramme dried-equivalent on tighter humidity and substrate sterilisation requirements. Smallholder cooperative Reishi outdoor cultivation clears THB 180-340 per kilogramme dried with variable yield and grade consistency. Dried-yield from fresh fruit body sits at roughly 9-11 percent for Lion's Mane, 8-10 percent for Reishi, and 11-14 percent for Cordyceps militaris.
Time scope
2026 reference
Source basis
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Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Cultivation cost economics in 2026 vary with species and grow-room sophistication. Climate-controlled Lion's Mane and Reishi grow rooms run THB 280-520 per kilogramme dried-equivalent fully loaded across substrate (35-45 percent), labour (20-25 percent), utilities and humidity control (15-20 percent), packaging and drying (10-15 percent). Cordyceps militaris controlled-environment cultivation runs THB 850-1,400 per kilogramme dried-equivalent on tighter humidity and substrate sterilisation requirements. Smallholder cooperative Reishi outdoor cultivation clears THB 180-340 per kilogramme dried with variable yield and grade consistency. Dried-yield from fresh fruit body sits at roughly 9-11 percent for Lion's Mane, 8-10 percent for Reishi, and 11-14 percent for Cordyceps militaris.
What not to do with it
COGS-to-ASP unit margins: Lion's Mane dried into Korea export clears 60-75 percent gross margin at controlled-environment scale; Reishi into clinic-grade dried clears 55-65 percent gross margin; Cordyceps militaris cordycepin extract clears 65-80 percent gross margin; smallholder cooperative commodity dried clears 25-40 percent gross margin.
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