Truffle market trends: WA's Denmark region anticipates bumper black truffle yield, while France's Sainte-Alvère launches summer truffle season early due to heat concerns

Welcome. In this edition of Truffle News:

• 🪨 Truffle growers in WA’s Denmark may bring 500kg+ to market this year

• 🇫🇷 The summer truffle season launches in France’s Dordogne region

Denmark growers may bring 500-1,000kgs of black truffle to market this season

• Over the past five years, the Great Southern and Denmark region in Western Australia has grown from a single truffle producer to having six farms, with yields growing quickly

• Two producers, Splendid Valley Truffles and Raintree Estate, have tripled production in just the past year

• Based in Kentdale, 90kms west of Albany, Splendid Valley Truffles estimates that its 2,500 oak tree truffière will produce 400kgs of truffle in the 2023 season

• Raintree Estate is 10kms west of Denmark, near William Bay, and also has 2,500 oak trees

• Based on the available data, Truffle News estimates that production in Great Southern and Denmark region will be between 500-1,000kgs this season. Do you have more information? Hit reply to let us know

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ABC [2022]

France’s Sainte-Alvère summer truffle market launches early due to concerns over high summer temperatures

• The Sainte-Alvère market in Dordogne, France, known for its truffle sales, began its summer season on 22 May, with 3.6kg of summer truffles sold at a price range of €150-200 ($240-325AUD) per kg

• The market opened early this year due to the impact of high temperatures on truffle quality in previous years

• While the less fragrant summer truffle is generally less sought after than the black Périgord truffle sold in winter, it still attracts interest due to its freshness and availability until mid-July at the Sainte-Alvère market

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