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Ginseng craze boosts Kentucky diggers amid Chinese demand
Dwindling ginseng supplies push prices to about 23 to 25 dollars per pound as Kentucky hill folk dig the herb still sought by Chinese buyers. Goodman & Sons buys from multiple states, ships to New York, then to Taiwan and Hong Kong, with Chinatown buyers also present. The plant’s forked root doesn’t regrow, and historic cultivation waned after blights, leaving supply tied to wild diggers.
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