(Hamyang=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jeong-hoon = Gyeongnam Province and the Gyeongnam Anti-Aging Research Institute held an export ceremony for wild ginseng processed products to the United States on the 17th at the Agricultural Corporation Hamyang Sanyangsam in Anui-myeon, Hamyang County.
Wild ginseng grown without artificial shade facilities in its native region is a specialty of Hamyang County.
The Agricultural Corporation Hamyang Sanyangsam exported 4 types of wild ginseng processed products (totaling $645,000), including 'Blood Sugar Care Sticks', to the United States on this day.
Gyeongnam Province evaluated this export as opening up the possibility of anti-aging functional health foods using local specialties entering the US market.
The Gyeongnam Anti-Aging Research Institute helped with product design development and prototype production.
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