Mystery Of Missing Mushrooms Leaves French Blaming Roma

Mystery Of Missing Mushrooms Leaves French Blaming Roma
Ezio, 67, truffle's hunter for 50 years, shows truffles found by his dog, Jolli, on November 25, 2013 in Monchiero's woods, near Turin. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Ezio, 67, truffle's hunter for 50 years, shows truffles found by his dog, Jolli, on November 25, 2013 in Monchiero's woods, near Turin. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Guy Sant is distressed about the sorry state of his mushroom business this year. Usually in the autumn, when the weather turns brisk and the leaves begin to fall, his pickers gather 60 tons of wild fungi to satisfy European consumers, he said. This fall, they found only 16 tons. “I lost so much this year, I may have to close,” he said bleakly.

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