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title: "Mushroom Spores — $78K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 59/100 · $78K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **mushroom spores**
**Worth a look**
Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.9★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 19Growth 19Conversion 33Competition 81Returns 96Price range 77Avg price 90Brand share 66Review moat 69Quality gap 96
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$20.92**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****34%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Price range**
**Great****$9.33–$118.18**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****738.07**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Good****65%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$78K**
$78K/yr · 140K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-11.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mushroom spores is a $78K/yr Amazon United States market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **mushroom spores market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$84K–$105K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2,166**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **79%**
- **Sponsored**
- **77%**
- **Out of stock**
- **14.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **58 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **151 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**25 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**34**
**Top-5 brand share**
**65%**
Top 20: 97%
**Top-5 click share**
**34%**
Top 20: 70%
**Open market**
**30%**
- North Spore35% - 2funguys11% - Back to the Roots8% - Root Mushroom Farm6% - Red Supply Solution5% - Generic5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/mushroom-spores/trend)
## **Top mushroom spores search terms**
- **mushroom spores**52K/yr-14.2%1.7% conv. - **mushroom spores for growing**22K/yr-13.1%2.5% conv. - **mushroom seeds**18K/yr-9.4%0.8% conv. - **mushroom plugs**16K/yr-8.8%5.1% conv. - **mushroom seeds for planting**9K/yr+7.2%1.3% conv. - **mushroom plugs for logs**7K/yr-28.0%7.5% conv. - **spores**6K/yr+9.6%0.3% conv. - **mushroom spore**4K/yr-9.0%1.4% conv. - **shiitake mushroom plugs**3K/yr-23.1%10.7% conv. - **mushrooms spores**3K/yr-24.8%1.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/mushroom-spores/search-terms)
## **Top mushroom spores products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$2K6%$5K9%$7K12%$9K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**North Spore Organic Shiitake (100 ct) Mushroom Plugs for Logs | Premium Quality Mushroom Plug Spawn | Handmade in Maine USA | Grow Gourmet Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs | Lentinula edodes**North Spore**$21.59**4.0★218 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096DB6XNC) [2**100 Shiitake 100 Mushroom Plug Spawn Edible Mycelium Plugs**2funguys**$16.13**4.1★1,207 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FY9RNRE) [3**Back to the Roots Organic Mini Mushroom Grow Kit Harvest Gourmet Oyster Mushrooms In 10 days Top Gardening Gift Holiday Gift & Unique Gift**Back to the Roots**$14.52**4.1★9,622 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TUYGRU4) [4**North Spore Organic Lions Mane (100 ct) Mushroom Plugs for Logs | Premium Quality Mushroom Plug Spawn | Handmade in Maine USA | Grow Gourmet Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs**North Spore**$21.60**4.1★163 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0992MLWC3) [5**Red Supply Solution | Morel Mushrooms Spores 40 Grams in Sawdust Bag - Morchella Esculenta True Morel Mushroom Growing Kit Fresh Morel Mushroom Spores Morel Mushroom Kit in 5 Gallons of Filtered**Red Supply Solution**$9.33**3.3★318 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YLRZVQX)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**RAISE ME UP: Black Truffle Mushrooms Spores (Tuber magnatum) Non GMO Heirloom 100 Seeds**RAISE ME UP**$14.81**2 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXMD5T5X) [**Quick Culture Mini Spore Germinating Liquid Culture Jars (3-Pack)**Myco Labs**$13.57**230 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZP716HX) [**Porcini Mushrooms Spores King Boletus Spawn Mycelium Dried Seeds for Planting Non GMO 100 Seeds**SeedsUA**$16.92**15 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZD3HQMV) [**22Day Seeds: Oyster Mushrooms Spores/Pleurotus ostreatus/Non GMO/Heirloom**22Day Seeds**$15.93**9 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTLLZ67S) [**North Spore Organic Wine Cap Mushroom Sawdust Spawn**North Spore**$29.83**150 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNGNPVMG)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Generic Fresh 100pcs Mushroom Vegetables Seeds for Planting White**Generic**$14.88**0.0★**▲ 264%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHJK913X) [**RAISE ME UP: Black Truffle Mushrooms Spores (Tuber magnatum) Non GMO Heirloom 100 Seeds**RAISE ME UP**$14.81**5.0★**▲ 176%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXMD5T5X) [**North Spore Organic Wine Cap Mushroom Sawdust Spawn**North Spore**$29.83**4.2★**▲ 63%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNGNPVMG) [**Morel Mushroom Spores in Sawdust Garden Seed Spore kit from WV 5 Gallon kit**SS0089**$9.40**3.4★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FZ7R42F) [**Quick Culture Mini Spore Germinating Liquid Culture Jars (3-Pack)**Myco Labs**$13.57**4.5★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZP716HX)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about mushroom spores**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“Reliable product”*
**Plant Growth**16%
*“Quick growth”*
**Ease Of Use**14%
*“Easy to use”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**12%
*“Followed instructions”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“Worked as advertised”*
**Gifting Purpose**3%
*“Good gift”*
**Moist/Dry**2%
*“The bag holds moisture well”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**1%
*“The kit looks clean”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“perfect size”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Plant Growth**26%
*“Never grew”*
**Functionality-Overall**14%
*“Did not work”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“a little pricey”*
**Contamination**7%
*“Bag was contaminated”*
**Moist/Dry**7%
*“1 arrived dry”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**6%
*“missing instructions”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Poor quality control”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**3%
*“Time and investment lost”*
**Smell**3%
*“had a weird smell so we had to throw them out”*
**Durability**2%
*“it just stopped working one day”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Plant Growth**23%
**Contamination**17%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Size-Overall**6%
**Moist/Dry**5%
**Smell**4%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is mushroom spores profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $78K/yr across 56 tracked products. 1 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- **How competitive is the mushroom spores niche?**
- 25 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in mushroom spores?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Functionality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for mushroom spores peak?**
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the mushroom spores niche?**
- Listings span $9.33–$118.18; the average listing price is $20.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 738 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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