Hamyang-gun Takes First Step in Exporting Processed Wild Ginseng Products to Vietnam

Popularity of Hamyang Wild Ginseng Health Products Amid COVID-19 Spread

A shipment ceremony for processed products of Hamyang wild ginseng is taking place. (Photo by Hamyang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, and the agricultural corporation Hamyang Sansam Business Group Co., Ltd. announced on the 8th that they held a shipment ceremony for exporting processed wild ginseng products to Vietnam at the Wild Ginseng 6th Industry Cluster Center.

At the shipment ceremony, two 40 FT containers worth approximately USD 310,000 were shipped to Samtong Vina Co., Ltd. in Hanoi, Vietnam, containing 8,200 boxes of wild ginseng concentrate, 3,072 boxes of wild ginseng extract, and 2,700 boxes of wild ginseng candy.

Secondary shipments worth about USD 450,000 are scheduled to be shipped around December.

An official from the county stated, "This export is a result of overseas marketing efforts amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused many difficulties for domestic and international exporters and wild ginseng farmers. It has also further raised awareness of wild ginseng as a health functional food."

Meanwhile, the county and Hamyang Sansam Business Group Co., Ltd. expect that active wild ginseng processed products will gain popularity in the Vietnamese health food market amid the current COVID-19 situation, and plan to expand distribution networks to neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand through the local corporation Samtong Vina Co., Ltd.

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