I made a good living years ago. I plan to grow wild-simulated scattered on my 8 acres… thanks for any advice! I’d love to see the Ozarks root get more respect, too. Prices will be great for dry seng late in the season…. But that’s the lowest yet. Go through the list, look for dealers in major city’s. Hilda “Root” King, Marquette, Iowa, November 1, 2019. I had an Ozark digger a couple of years ago who thought he would get his ginseng certified and sell to them via mail. About the only thing the experienced growers agree on is the importance of drying properly. So I’ve just came across this Ginseng harvesting Idea yesterday ! I didn’t realize it had only just now gone to court, though. Tak Hyun Kim, 60, and Seung Thee Min, 63, were charged with disturbing soil in a state park, which is prohibited, Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Dan Henderson said. 4-5 Year Old Premium Quality 100% pure Wisconsin grown American ginseng roots harvested in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA on our Family Owned Farm. I’m in Arkansas. Kentucky Ginseng Dealers By Name Owen J. Meredith Owen J. Meredith Wild Roots & Herbs An easy way out. Hunt during the season. Thanks for checking in from WV, David. Here in southern wv most of its burnt up and nothing but berry pods no stalks or leaves you for sure gotta look down this way the no rain has bout got it…but good thing I guess prices will be high for dry I hope. Depending on where you live, it may or may not be possible for you. Sit on your dry seng! I have found certain areas that have ginseng but would like to see it make a come back and be everwhere in the north facing hills! This was very helpful for me. The quality ones were very solid and almost as dense as a rock when I broke it. But fresh green sang is the way to go this season. I’d like to buy ginseng seeds from a local, sustainable grower. Anyone know what the price is for dried ginseng per pound and ounce in Tennesse? This is the 2019 Ginseng Prices page. It’s gonna be a very short season up this way as well. Zezulka sells the Iowa ginseng he purchases to Wiebke Fur & Trading Company, with sites in Eitzen, Minnesota, and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hi im just lookibg for some buyers in MN. DAMN DEER WON’T EAT NEXT YEAR! Rethink your position and thank the next guy that buys your roots. They enjoyed the rain more, I guess. The company also buys fur, deerskins and morel mushrooms, its website reports. Interesting site. I was just out in the patches yesterday getting an order of seedlings together and found one of the older plants still with a few berries attached. One of our local buyers aren’t buying dry at all right now (AR). It’s a knowledge worth gathering, for sure. Trevor Mills is the other dealer I know and he’s one of the good guys. The Iowa DNR sold 248 harvesting permits in 2018, 31 permits for growing ginseng and three dealer permits, bringing in just under $10,000 for the state agency. I’m sure dealers have some burnt dealings with diggers too, just like every other industry out there, the possibility for dishonesty exists on both ends of the dealings. Ginseng was discovered in the mountains of Northern China more than 5,000 years ago. I am interested in your roots. Mostly, though, my interest in ginseng is in sharing the love I have for the fragile habitat these plants love to live in, in helping others be good stewards, and in offering information to those interested in re-establishing or identifying good habitat. A 2012 study at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center found high doses of pure American ginseng reduced cancer-related fatigue in patients more effectively than a placebo. "In Iowa, it's not quite as crazy as 'Appalachian Outlaws,' but people are very protective of their woods," Marv Kraus, 58, of rural Elkader, told The Gazette. Testing reply on my iPhone…so far so good! Good luck, and be a good ginseng steward so you have roots to dig and your grandchildren will too! In my state I am adhering to the law. Thanks for the update from VA, Aaron. This resulted in an unforeseen increase in ginseng inventory in the market, which caused prices to drop mid-season 2018 and an increase in the total harvest of approximately 2,000 pounds compared to 2017. I’ll let the real diggers reply about the how to. Bloodroot $ 2.75 $ … They also make trips through the state at various times. I poured to contents into a box and it was definitely > 1 pound. I think average root is at $500 and select quality could be as high as $600. No specifics needed but a general area is helpful. I have customers in centralWV that tell me it’s almost gone. I’m not sure anyone in AR is buying dried but I forwarded your message to Mills Ginseng just in case he is. I’m all out of seedlings for bare-root shipping this fall, or I’d have a little ad posted here. I imagine they are. That post from DD a few days ago just burned my butt. Due to favorable weather conditions, the 2018 digging season extended an extra two weeks. "My wife and I traveled in January to San Francisco, to Chinatown. Dont know who to sell to. Can anyone recommend a buyer in my area? I’m glad I came across this feed. We are in north east wva here the berries have dropped. Ginseng can be found in the Eastern half of the U.S. and southeaster Canada. I m from east TN. Wild Ozark is the only certified ginseng nursery in Arkansas. The price of ginseng depends on the strength of these economies, according to the DNR’s website. Each year, the state has to report harvest statistics to the Fish & Wildlife Service, which decides whether to continue to allow export from the state. "It's hush-hush to me, you know, because there are so many violators and trespassers.". Thank you in advance for any tips & advice! (all prices subject to change) Dry Green. Been getting 1 to 2 lbs every couple of dsys. thank you so very much. Chinese and Korean gin… Hello my name Kevin , I live in the North part of NC next to the Virginia boarder , and I’ve being doing some research on some buyer’s for gensang and I have not found any that wasn’t about a 3 or 4 he drive , is there anyone on here that maybe point me in the right direction for finding someone that isn’t that far away . Ginseng roots — yellowish gnarls that sometimes look like a human form with "legs" and "arms" — are valued for medicinal purposes ranging from lowering cholesterol to improving male virility. Plants are dying. I think that will help prices but mostly it will help the future of ginseng. These are the top tier dealers. Also Bob Beyfuss (http://www.ginsenggeek.org/bob-beyfuss/) talks about pH and calcium levels in one of his books. Thank you so much Madison!! Kristen, I may be leading with the chin, but I’ve talked to a couple of the Illinois buyers, and frankly wasn’t much impressed. Thanks for the update. Terry. I live in upstate NY , and new to all this , am inquiring for a friend who has some green ginseng — I’m looking to get current prices for my area as well as a possible buyer , can you help. If you want to leave a comment for diggers or buyers, or have questions you want to ask from the folks in this field, feel free to use the comment section as your forum. I love a road trip in the Ozarks. It would be nice for me to get a pic from someone who is looking for an id on a ‘huge patch they found’ and it turn out to really be ginseng and not Virginia creeper, lol. It’s almost never ginseng if they found a huge patch, even though it did grow that way once. Trust me, as a dealer for decades we work much cheaper than you think and much harder than you think. iam from southern wv what kind of dry prices have you heard of? 3. Hi Jill, I’m sold out of plants. I’m curious to see how the markets will be with all the tariff situations going on. Then, unless you are wealthy you cann go to the bank and borrow a couple hundre thou. If only everyone could take a year off from digging and just try and help repopulate by planting seeds and in some cases, resetting smaller plants to spread them out. Comments are entirely free always. "There are a lot of good people who will let you do ginseng hunting with permission," he said. Thanks for stopping by to leave some insight from your perspective. The prices vary from state to state. Has any body heard yet wish all diggers and buyers a very good year. 8″+ DRYING NOW. 1. The root I found is 6.5 grams dry. Can someone tell me where I might find what it is worth and if I can find a buyer???? High Rise Potent Strength Ginseng Capsules 15 Days Supply. The buyer I know sells fresh to customers here in the US who want it fresh. I live in upstate SC. One thing I’m seeing ( or actually NOT seeing ) is a lack of comments on cleaning and drying ginseng. I recently purchased forty acres of woods that I think would be good to grow ginseng. Call them up, send them a couple pictures and they’ll come to you. Look for dealers with foreign sounding names. Of five Linn and Johnson County residents who had purchased ginseng harvest permits by mid-August, The Gazette was able to find three and reach out by phone or by door knocking. The demand for fresh root is good. I forgot I had it until the house had some damage and I found on top of an old refrigerator in a bag. They say it is almost an art form, and the Asian buyers can spot improperly dried ginseng a mile away, just a couple roots showing signs of rings or mildew will severely lower the price of ALL. Illinois only recognizes 2 forms of ginseng, wild, which must be a minimum of 10 years old or cultivated. as far as a short season i beloeve it will b to. Fresh prices are all over the place. Season opens Sept. 1 here and everywhere else I know of. I’m interested in the price of wild ginseng in Arkansas also I’ve got quite a collection of bar wood lumber and old cedar posts and hand hewn trees plus full stumps with the driftwood look perfect for land scaping, Hi Donald, Mills Ginseng was buying but only fresh last time I talked to him. Wiebke was fined $100,000 in 2013 after being convicted of buying and selling illegally harvested wild ginseng, the Associated Press reported. As a digger/seller you CANNOT just go get a license and as you put it, bypass legitimate licensed dealers. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. Wild ginseng is relatively rare due in large part to habitat loss. I do have some marvelous patch pics to prove it. Never get in a hurry to sell. Hi im just lookibg for some buyers in MN. LOOKING FOR A BUYER FOR SOME BIG ROOTS! And if that works, I’ll have more clues to finding out what’s wrong. ", US Ginseng Could Take Hit in Looming Trade War, Chinese tariff on US ginseng could spell trouble for central Wisconsin farmers who produce most of US ginseng product (June 4), Iowa DNR: Chicago couple fined $1,100 each for illegally harvesting ginseng in Iowa, Iowa man fined nearly $2,000 for harvesting ginseng root on public lands, 3 arrested for harvesting ginseng root on state land, Iowa man charged in theft of ginseng plants, Iowa's Natural Resource Commission's guidelines regulating the harvesting and sale of ginseng, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Phone: (563) 673-6931 More to come.. "If we all respect private property, there'd be a lot less trouble. Buy in bulk and get wholesale pricing per pound of ginseng! "I sell to some Chinese customers out in California," he said. Boomer Wv. Hi y’all! Paul Shell was the contact for doing that at the AR State Plant Board, but I’m not sure he’s still working there. Phone: (330) 853-3861 Dealer Number: 020 P O Box 2347, East Liverpool, OH 43920 County: Out of State Date Printed: 9/30/2020 6:33:4 2020-21 Harvest Season Page 3 of 5. Email addresses on this website should be protected from scrapers, even in comments.). Thank you. How old is it? Hi, as far as I know, it’s not legal anywhere to have green ginseng right now. We’d love to hear news whenever you have it, regarding opening prices, etc. I do know one guy that has grown ginseng for many years and he certifies and sells out of state. So simply put, the popularity of ginseng is here to stay. High Rise Potent Strength Ginseng Capsules 15 Days Supply combines powerful Siberian ginseng with kola nut, vitamin E and other essential vitamins to help your body cope with today's demanding lifestyle. We live near Kingston, AR. What I think is the reason for the ‘lesser quality’ judgement is the ginsenosides content when analyzed and compared to Appalachian root. my contact info can be found elsewhere on this forum. My honey holes in Ky. Two weeks into the season and I am hearing reports from everywhere that ginseng is dying off fast. I live in southern Missouri I have harvested ginseng for 40 years good roots are well dug and old and they will bring top dollar even in Missouri I am tired of hearing that our ginseng in poor quality the buyers pick the top roots and sell them on the east coast and the poor quality broken ect. Sell fresh and sell fast. If you’re local you could pick them up for spring but I don’t ship until October. Not sure of prices right now, though. Hi Milton, it’s a GREAT idea to find a buyer before you bother digging. Thanks Again. Duncan’s Botanical Products . Selling green is the way to go this year. Roots touching or being dried to fast or to slow can have a huge affect on what ginseng is worth. I think people tend to stereotype when they feel they’ve been unfairly treated. I believe it! Boomer,W.V. What We Buy Three individuals received written warnings following the event, the ginseng was confiscated and the incident was passed onto the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Helpful Information. The market is shaky this year. Buyers know this and say sell fast and sell fresh for their profit. If you want to get it certified, Terry Manley might still be buying if your not in Indiana. I’ve heard it’s low in other places too. But you can get a buyers license. If you or anyone else could give me a just some sort of price what all three would be worth, I would really appreciate it. Good luck and be safe. Thanks, Wanda, Looking for 2019 ginseng prices in WV first year digger actually stumbled into some genseng and decided to pick a few patches. Any buyers in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota? Well I don’t know this digger or his buyer and I don’t want to use this forum to argue with anyone and I will not comment on this issue again but I want to say this. Ginseng grower or harvester licenses may be purchased at a vendor or online. Prices are inching up. But that’s more clues than I had before so I have something to investigate now. So, you can rest assured that it’s … (It requires seven years for a ginseng root to reach maturity). Thank you. $100 lb. Could anyone please tell me in a ( ballpark figure) what a ginseng man root I found last season would possibly be worth? Leave a lot. Rediculous! It is common thru-out the Midwest and Appalachia and … — Like morel mushroom hunters — or maybe even more so — ginseng diggers are quiet about their hobby. Ginseng should never be harvested before berries are bright red and mature.. By law, wild ginseng plants may not be harvested unless they possess three or more true leaves (sometimes called "prongs"). Hi David, thanks for your stewardship! I am selling ginsing this year, in missouri, however. Most new growers are attracted by the potential profits, as the prices for mature ginseng roots has been climbing steadily in the last few years. More for exceptional quality. Seed is currently selling for $150 to $200 a pound. I still can’t give a direct reply but I agree with the post today from Richard Bishop. or anything else that might interest those interested in ginseng. The reason i started planting it is because i think of ppl keep digging it early like they do there wont b amy wild root left to dig. If yall could send me some phone numbers, it would be greatly appreciated. Ki Pil Park and Jaemyung Yoo were charged after officers doing a traffic stop for speeding found 67 fresh ginseng plants in their vehicle. That’s what I love about this page-seeing all the different thoughts surrounding this one incredible plant. In June, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported a Chicago couple pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting ginseng in July 2018 at Geode State Park. 2819 Coldstream Avenue Vernon, British Columbia V1T 6N1, Canada. Thanks for the TN update Derrick. The mystery is part of the excitement of Ginseng trade. Hi STEFANIE POWERS, Yes, that’s who I meant. I currently have about 2 acres under shade ( cultivated ). I can’t tell you how many folks thought they had ‘tons’ of ginseng only to find out what they had was ‘tons’ of Virginia creeper. Hi! Looking for a buyer and price for dried send. You can earn extra cash growing ginseng quite easily. If not, it would be illegal to transport it across state lines because you wouldn’t be able to get it certified. I want my kids and grand kids to know what ginse g is and how important it is. And never trust what people say on forums. Cheap Prices! He said the only info he had at the moment was wet seng will start at $10 a ounce so $160lb and he wouldnt have dry prices til around. I am paying $600 for average Indiana root. If you have questions during your journey, feel free to ask. You can contact him at 865-457-2225. Thanks for hosting this discussion. 3 years I’ve been transplanting all of it this will be my first year digging again since 16. Been getting 1 to 2 lbs every couple of dsys. I cut a very wide path in my ginseng buying routes and I’m hearing it every day. Factsheet: Iowa Regulations for the Harvest, Cultivation and Sale of Wild American Ginseng Ginseng Regulations: Chapter 78: Ginseng Harvesting and Sale Ginseng Grower "Grower" means a person who grows cultivated ginseng for the purpose of selling the ginseng. There are not to many people really into ginseng in Central Illinois, outside of a few by the river around Peoria. By mid 2019, this excess inventory has cleared its way from the USA dealers. The people you want to talk to about buying your ginseng won’t have the time to negotiate a “deal” in a forum. Special prices for all products. Wild ginseng may be sold from September 1 to March 15 of the next year. I’d love to see some comments on how everyone else in this forum does it. Kraus, one of three licensed ginseng dealers in Iowa, is talking about the History Channel TV show that featured the extreme — and often illegal — pursuits of a group of ginseng hunters in the Appalachian forests. Thanks for the update from MS. This isDD and I’m glad you’re over it cuz you no wat we as diggers r to I’m just telling the damn truth and y’all no it u wouldn’t b n the market if u wasn’t making money at it and people y u think u haven’t heard any dry prices yet think about it. The pond was way down, 2 of the streams flowing in were completely dry. Thanks! He died in 1996. Feel free to e-mail me at document.getElementById("eeb-888541-143296").innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent("%27%6d%69%6c%6c%73%67%69%6e%73%65%6e%67%40%68%6f%74%6d%61%69%6c%2e%63%6f%6d%27"))*protected email*. I have rarely seen it like that. Last year in Wv I got 658 a pound dry at the end of the season when prices are usually better , I hope its close to that or better this year. Its my first year. So got dry and green. Thanks. Search. And as far as license you can get them anywhere look online they sell them all the time any one of you people can look it up for yourselves to get a license to start buying and selling and trading ginseng legally and yeah I am trashing buyers of ginseng because all of the buyers think the diggers should thank you for buying their sang wrong you should thank them for bringing it to you and not to someone else all of you are the same you’re out to help your pocket with our hand Back Time and our ginseng and as far as the fresh green selling season I remember that you couldn’t even sell it green they wanted to it dry they wanted it very clean no dirt and very dry so this buying green ginseng started buy local Byers figured out how to make a profit are paying cheaper money for it and drying it themselves for a better profit and i also remember my grandfather my father our whole family diggin sang and drying it all season long and selling it at the end of season any where from 800 to 1200 dollars per pound 25 to 30 years ago and that’s how my family was able to buy shoes and clothes for the family and everything else we needed and our family depended on it year after year we sold yellow root blood root lady slipper and a lot more in the harvest seasons to servive if every digger in this country would stop diggin for 1 whole season and not sell then the next season’s prices would be outrageous to most diggers today before the season ever came close to opening day if every digger refused to dig an sell sang then where whould you be for that season and as far as selling off everything you own or getting a huge loan from the bank or hocking your land to get started for your license then sir your either fos or just a liar because a man that i used to sell to who is dead now God rest his soul the state of TN gave him a Grant every year to perches ginseng an he actually wrote you a receipt for your sang in a big black binder an you had to give your id tell what County you got it your address and you had to sign it as well and i will tell you his name but i don’t think i need to so buyers don’t bite the hands that feed you, My name is Travis Moles. Hey Terry, just testing to see if you can get a reply to your comment…if so, maybe it’ll let you reply to this comment. Many of the roots found in Iowa are sold to Midwest companies, but the eventual buyers are almost always Chinese, Kraus said. I don’t harvest either, just observe and enjoy the habitats. It was brought to my attention And I’ve been researching ever sense, I want to become a harvester but I’ve never even planted a flower and I don’t have the slightest idea where to begin . Mitchell McCullough Ohio River Ginseng & Fur, Inc. Ginseng $675.00-$725 (3lbs+) (1/23/2021) Stopping 1-30-2021. Since i posted the first question i have found 2 more man roots but, they are much smaller. American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Pioneers to North America both used and traded American ginseng. That would be great if you can come out in spring. The U.S. Now. Click here to buy your listing. Find out how demand for clean-label food products attracts consumers towards consumption of ginseng in FMIs 2020 ginseng market 165-page outlook research study. Berries are gone. Hopefully someone in KY will post some prices soon. Thanks for kicking off the conversations this year, John. But anyways good luck to all the diggers out there and to the buyers as well, Hi Travis, glad to have you on site. One man hung up on the reporter, another did not return a message left at his house and a third left a kind, but clear, voicemail saying he wasn't interested in being interviewed. ... Use of Oxymorphone in Indiana Chapter 8 Case Stu s Indiana General Assembly Indiana Register information pertaining to the iowa legislature. testing ability to reply to a comment on desktop computer – it’s working here. A good starting point is this page: https://www.wildozark.com/ginseng-articles-and-headlines/ but I have no experience at all with growing it as a cultivated crop under shade or hoops. "Ginseng, to me, is a silent thing," he said. We use cookies for a better user experience. Spergeon Thompson on February 28, 2019: Marla, I checked your link and the photo was very helpful. Ask a Question. We decided this year beings we have spotted several healthy plants on our property that we would jump in on the fun. ,leave your email and i will get back to you. Hopefully someone reading these comments will have some insight. #wildrootwanderer Everyone who tells me their process will be added to the post with credits and a link if you have something you want me to link to. 24/7 customer support service. We’ve had a lot of rain, too. Thanks Benjamin for you comment today. When. Compared side by side they are very different. Great comment, Dan, thank you. Goldenseal Herb $ 7.00 $ 1.00. I have no idea on prices but maybe one of the dealers will know. Ginseng Prices In Indiana For 2019. I always hold mine until March seems to bring more. I think you know where I’m coming from. Looking for Midwest buyers for dry root. What is your best advice as far as digging them up? My best advice-don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. The more middle men you eliminate , the more money you’ll get. I hope the healthy prices make it around to all of our states. Worldwide shipping available. Thanks enjoy your page. Derrick, a good buyer in East Tennessee is Darrell McGhee in Clinton,Tn. Thanks Madison for your comment on 9/22. I will tell you that my prices are definitely in the rages stated above and higher in many cases. His contact info is down in the comments but if you can’t find it, email me and I’ll send. Each state regulates ginseng differently. Do your homework if our plan on drying your own. 4968 47th St. Baldwin, IA 52207. My contact inf is on the Indiana DNR website. But even if he is, he’s not likely to go that far south to do any buying. Thank you both for the knowledge. Minnesota's ginseng harvest season opens on September 1 and closes December 31 by law (Chapter 6282.0100).It is illegal for harvesters to dig, possess or sell green ginseng before September 1. It’s got lots of ferns and damp, but well drained soil. Although first used as food, the plant became popular for medicinal purposes especially in Asia. "A lot of people out there are illegally digging," Zezulka said. Pound or so of green ginseng I need to sale asap, Randy, what state are you in? Terry Manley. Ginseng from any state other than Indiana and Ohio must be certified. Fresh is less hassle but they pay less per pound. Seng is drying up already for a short season. Dry offers are also climbing. I live in Missouri and ha e Wild Ginseng on my property that I would harvest if I could find a buyer in advance..Also how does one go about getting it certified ect…. Also, if you’ve become interested because you think it’s a great way to make some quick money, you’ll be disappointed quick. So here is my opinion of ginseng prices for this year. so hopefully you guys can help me make this journey a little easier and tell me step-by-step the things I need to do ! Someone said that his son may now be buying, but I would hope if so he has a better mind for conservation and following the laws! In 2016, three central Iowa men were arrested after being caught harvesting 406 ginseng roots from public land. Just seeing if anyone knows of any other buyers who pays more or is $700 a good deal? Madison Never happened. But the first thing I’d do is verify that it is indeed ginseng and determine if you have enough to dig any and still maintain a colony. Thanks for the update and the link, Leroy. On Sept. 1, the Washington County Dispatch Center received a reporter of people trespassing to dig up ginseng. My name is Donnie Daugherty im from TN and I’m tired of hearing people and dealers an buyers of ginseng all over the USA telling everybody that dry sang is gonna be hard to sell or to get rid of but the fresh green sang is the way to go if your wanting to sell that’s because they want to pay u less for your ginseng and dry it themselves and sell it for top dollar to the highest bidder at the east coast and they know that and no one is sitting on thousands of pounds of dry American sang because it’s illegal to possess in the USA after December the 31st that’s the end of the season in the US and it does matter about the size of ginseng because the Chinese pay the most for that but if u have 5 or 10,000 pounds of wild American ginseng they r not gonna sort through it and pick out the big ones they want it all and the buyers here in the US knows that so don’t let them tell you any crap u can take ur sang to the east coast yourself but diggers r not suppose to take their sang across state lines cause they have made it illegal to do so unless u have a license to transport ginseng and u can even get your license to buy sell trade and transport ginseng just like they have done the Chinese want any and all wild American ginseng because it’s the most potent ginseng in the world and that’s y they buy it by the tons at an auction and it goes to the highest bidder just something every digger should know and think about and remember and pass down to our kids. I’m not exactly a newbie, but not an expert either. If you’re new to digging, you might want to double check the identity of the plants you’re planning to dig.