[MPWG] Wisconsin ginseng

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

I'm sorry I don't have the full story or a link to the document (a 
subscription is required), but I wanted to pass along this information 
from the Wall Street Journal...

Wisconsin's ginseng farmers are struggling amid aggressive competition 
from China and Canada, mislabeling and product mixing. Wisconsin now 
produces only 500,000 pounds of ginseng a year, compared with Canada's 
five million and China's estimated three million. The number of Wisconsin 
ginseng farmers has declined to 200 from 1,600 in the early 1990s, 
reported The Wall Street Journal. 


Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural 
resources.
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