South Korea: Hamyang wild ginseng processed products roam the Chinese market

[Reporter Koo Ja-ryong, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] Exports of processed wild ginseng products from Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do to China are expanding, with awareness raised through the hosting of the ‘2021 Hamyang Wild Ginseng Aging Expo’. On the 23rd, Hamyang Wild Ginseng Co., Ltd. (CEO Lee Jong-sang), an agricultural corporation located in Anui-myeon, Hamyang-gun, held the ‘First Shipment Ceremony for Exporting Hamyang Wild Ginseng Products to China’ with Hamyang-gun Mayor Jin Byeong-young and Gyeongnam Port Aging Research Institute Director Han Ki-min in attendance. 1 40ft container with products worth $572,000, including 2,688 boxes of processed wild ginseng products, 'Sanyang ginseng Hanppurigdaero', 2,700 boxes of 'Sanyang wild ginseng mugeumgo', 1,500 boxes of 'Wild ginseng pure white', and 7,740 boxes of 'Postbiotics (lactic acid bacteria)'. A large quantity was exported to China on this day. In particular, ‘Postbiotics’ is a product that was jointly ...