It’s always a question I’m begin getting even before the plants are unfurled for the year … what are the 2024 ginseng prices going to be? However, there won’t be any information on how much diggers can sell their roots for until the buying season begins. Digging season opens September 1, and buyers start buying fresh roots at that point. They don’t buy dried until mid-September, though. Why? Because if a root was dug on the first, it can’t possibly be dried until later. Someone selling dried roots at season’s open is a poacher.
Price Speculation
It’s interesting to hear the speculations about prices, though. If you hear any, or have information on events and situations that might affect the market this year, please drop a comment.
As I see posts from buyers, I’ll add them to this page.
In Arkansas, the digging season begins September 1. This is a forum for diggers and dealers to ask questions and communicate with each other. It’s a meeting space for those in the industry to share information with all of us about the markets and prices across the ginseng-growing regions.
Note: The prices you see discussed here are NOT the prices you should expect if you are buying ginseng for personal consumption. These are the wholesale prices that dealers give to diggers.
Diggers, please share what prices you’ve found in your part of the country or post a comment to find a dealer. Just mention your county/state, not your exact location.
Dealers, if you’d like to comment with your contact information so diggers can find you, please do. If you ship internationally and sell retail, that’s good information to list as well.
We’re all anxiously waiting to see what this year’s market will do. Speculations, rumors, and hearsay are great for discussing but everyone should DYOR (do your own research) and verify before taking any small talk to heart.
Please join in the conversations. Comments are open!
Nursery Update
Last year I didn’t get to purchase seeds, so the only 1rst year seedlings I’ll have potted this spring are the ones that came up from mature plants and dormant seeds from years gone by. I should have some 2nd and 3rd year plants ready to pick up in pots by mid-May. Until I get a count on how many I have, I won’t update my shop page. But if you know you’ll want some, email me to reserve them: .
Madison Woods is the artist name of Roxann Riedel. She’s a ginseng habitat steward, and real estate agent for Montgomery Whiteley. Wild Ozark’s Ginseng Demonstration Garden and nursery is in Madison county in northwest Arkansas. She grows wild-simulated ginseng and Wild Ozark is the only certified ginseng nursery in Arkansas. She sells potted seedlings and companion plants in spring to local customers, and ships bare-root plants in fall to customers farther afield. Follow her on Twitter, Instagram or email with questions.
