How Much Is Ginseng A Pound In Tennessee
Star photo/danny blevins the price of ginseng roots has jumped in the last 10 years from $300. 00 per dried pound to $800. 00 per dried pound. This has caused overharvesting and a shortage in the plant. The legal buying season for ginseng in tennessee (when it is legal for ginseng dealers to purchase ginseng from ginseng collectors) is from september 1st for green roots and september 15th for dry roots through march 31st, inclusive. The average weight of each green ginseng root must be from 30 to 50 plus grams, and each pound of ginseng should contain about 10 to 15 roots. Root must be without any damage.
Glona benson here in the ozarks fresh dug is: Old/large = $140/lb average well dug = $130/lb small/broken/gouged = $80/lb tennessee is a totally different section (quality) of ginseng so prices there will be different. How much is ginseng root per pound? The current cost is about $160 per pound for green ginseng while the cost of dry ginseng is between $500 and $1,100 per pound. Please note that these prices are for legally harvested wild ginseng. The dig was way down this year due to drought conditions in the higher producing states like pennsylvania, west virginia and kentucky. Buyers say wild american ginseng is more valuable than the chinese version, making its price grow as high as $1,200 per pound in some years. This year, ginseng hunters said that the price can.
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