Brazil: The export of ginseng produced by small farmers in Paraná grows

The first fortnight of August was full of work at the Association of Small Brazilian Ginseng Farmers in Querência do Norte (Aspag). In the fifth sale to Japan, where the product will be used in the manufacture of tea, the association totaled the shipment of 3.6 tons of chopped and dehydrated root. A sign that the association's work has been consolidating is that the pace of work will continue: by the first half of September, another 5 tons will be exported to a cosmetics company in France. The batch will be shipped from the Port of Paranaguá to Ceará, where it will be repackaged to head to the European continent. Querência do Norte is located in northwestern Paraná and is known as the “Pantanal Paranaense”, bordering Mato Grosso do Sul. The characteristic of the soil is fundamental in the production of ginseng, so much so that Aspag has been working to obtain the Indication record Designation of Origin. “Because of the climate and soil, we harvest with quality all year round. This ...