They're Exporting Mushrooms by the Kilogram. Romanian Groups Have Taken over Polish Forests.
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Rzeszów News In the Subcarpathian forests, especially in the Beskid Niski Mountains, an increased presence of organized groups of Romanian pickers has been noted, who are mass-producing mushrooms for export, which is causing concern among mushroom pickers. It's worth noting that mushrooms are scarce in the Subcarpathian region this year. We wrote about the situation on Rzeszów News: Is it worth going to the Subcarpathian forest after heavy rains…
Forests in the Podkarpacie region, primarily in the Beskid Niski Mountains, have been overrun in recent days by Romanian mushroom pickers. Trucks bring them in at dawn and take them away in the afternoon, along with all their harvest. The mushrooms are picked on-site, sorted, placed in crates, and exported abroad, warns the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Krosno.
The Romanians "taken with assault" the forests of south-eastern Poland, in search of mushrooms, writes the Polish press. The harvesters are taken with the cars in the forest every morning and take the evening, along with the whole harvest. The mushrooms are sorted, put in crates and then transported out of Poland.
Groups of several dozen mushroom pickers from Romania have arrived in the Beskid Niski Mountains. Collectors are combing the forests extensively, and their harvest is being sorted, packed into crates, and transported out of Poland. The scale of the operation is causing concern among residents, but foresters are explaining the real problem.
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