In addition, foragers have nearly exhausted the current wild ginseng ... more supply will enter the market, which will ...

But not all ginseng is created equally, and there is a huge price difference between cultivated ginseng and wild ginseng. So what's the difference, and why are some roots 10 times the price of others?

In 2012, ginseng accounted for more than 50 per cent of the market. It dropped to 44 per cent in 2018 and to 26 per cent in 2021. "Ginseng consumers in Korea shifted from raw ginseng to ...