2019 Ginseng Prices

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This is the 2019 Ginseng Prices page. It’s a place for diggers and buyers to make contacts and leave tips for each other. 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. All I ask is that you be respectful in your disagreements if you have any.

If you’d like to place an add to buy or sell anything ginseng related, see below for information about how to do that. Comments are entirely free always. The classifieds just give you the opportunity to post pics with it.

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This space is available if you have roots you want to show pics of and offer for sale to buyers, or anything else related to ginseng that you want to advertise. I’m all out of seedlings for bare-root shipping this fall, or I’d have a little ad posted here. You can have 3 photos and 50 words of text for $10. Click here to buy your listing.

Help with Identification

If you’re new to digging, you might want to double check the identity of the plants you’re planning to dig. 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.

Just so you know, I’m not a digger or a seller. I do sell ginseng and goldenseal seedlings to the local market in spring and bare root by mail order in fall.

Wild Ozark is the only certified ginseng nursery in Arkansas. 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.

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Leave a comment if you’re looking for a buyer/dealer, or have info on prices in your neck of the woods. Buyers, leave info on how to get in touch with you and a general location. If you’re a seasoned digger, share some wisdom with the newbies for how to keep this plant going for generations still to come:

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  • I hope the price for gensing is good this year, I have been out hiking everyday for last month and have found a ton of big 4prongs. I think all the rain we got in early summer may have helped the seng this year. Boomer,W.V.

    • Thanks for kicking off the conversations this year, John. I'm curious to see how the markets will be with all the tariff situations going on.

  • I live in Kent Ohio by the campus the rain did wonders for the plants here I don't harvest I just love to watch them grow that and Golden seal good luck with the sang season

    • I don't harvest either, just observe and enjoy the habitats. Mostly all I've done this year is smash rocks and make paint, though, lol. We've had a lot of rain, too. Yesterday I went out to see if the berries had gotten ripe yet, and they did and have begun to drop. Deer ate quite a few tops, but left the berry stalks, so no big problem. The goldenseal seemed to do much better here this year than the ginseng. They enjoyed the rain more, I guess. Good luck to all who are digging, and be good stewards!

  • Last year in pa I know guys getting 700.00 a pound freshly dug and 1200.00 a pound dry I'm hoping its the same this year , I havent sold I. 3 years I've been transplanting all of it this will be my first year digging again since 16

  • 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

    • Hi, as far as I know, it's not legal anywhere to have green ginseng right now. Season opens Sept. 1 here and everywhere else I know of. Your friend might ought to go plant that green ginseng back where he got it. If by some chance there is an earlier season for you, try searching for the plant board in your state. Usually each state has a list of buyers with contact info.

  • To the guy from Pa. that’s totally bs. Never happened. You’ve watched too much Appalachian outlaws.
    The market is shaky this year. Trade wars and protestors in HK will have a huge affect on prices. My best advice. Sell fresh and sell fast.

  • Madison, the tariffs matter but the mess in Hong Kong is the big deal right now. The large majority of dried ginseng goes to HK for grading and distributing. I advise everyone to sell fresh or dry your roots and sell before December. Good luck to my digger and dealer friends.

    • The events in Hong Kong hadn't even occurred to me until I saw Trevor's comment the other day. I can definitely see how that will influence how things go with dried!

  • Hello everyone, I’m Kali .
    So I’ve just came across this Ginseng harvesting Idea yesterday ! 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 . 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 ! thank you so very much

    • Hi Kali, you've got a lot to learn, lol. Ginseng is a plant with very specific growing requirements and some important legal rules about harvesting and selling. If you're interested in wild-simulated or woods grown, I have a lot of information here on my website. 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.

      Depending on where you live, it may or may not be possible for you. If you have questions during your journey, feel free to ask. Also, if you've become interested because you think it's a great way to make some quick money, you'll be disappointed quick.

  • Pasted over from the 2018 page.
    Author: Dan Derosia
    Comment:
    Hi! I am a newbie and have done some research. I live in upstate SC. I have some companion plants with the right hardwoods and just about ideal shade amounts. The soil tests show a slightly lower ph than ideal. My question is do you know if where ground cedar grows, would that compliment my ginseng growing? I plan to grow wild-simulated scattered on my 8 acres... thanks for any advice!

    Hi Dan, I have ginseng growing under eastern red cedars and they're surviving, but they aren't doing as well as the ones in the deep loamy woods with no cedars. Also Bob Beyfuss (http://www.ginsenggeek.org/bob-beyfuss/) talks about pH and calcium levels in one of his books. Low pH and high calcium are actually desireable, depending on how low you mean when you say 'low'. Average pH here is under 5 and over 4.

  • Hello, I am selling the root and looking for some buyers. Have not dug any up but inquiring about who may want to buy from me.

    • Hi Milton, it's a GREAT idea to find a buyer before you bother digging. What state are you located in? Someone out there in your area might see this and reach out to you. If I know buyers in your area, I can ask them to contact you. No specifics needed but a general area is helpful.

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