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Chanterelle mushrooms ready for pickers
Chanterelle mushrooms are in season and local pickers can sell them for $10 per pound.
“They are really starting to come with some size now and we had all that rain in June, so that set that stage,” said Keewatin Community Development Association CEO Randy Johns, who manages Air Ronge-based Boreal Heartland Herbal Products.
“Last year, I think it was at $12 for a while, but it started at $10. It depends on the year. It might stay there or, if there is a whole lot of mushrooms, it might go down after a while.”
The chanterelle mushroom picking season began last week and Johns expects it to continue until at least the middle of August. He noted, however, the season could extend longer than that as it mostly depends on the weather and growing conditions.