K_duce wrote:Wow, that's not good news at all. I guess it is time to pre=order some seed for this year before the price spikes in august, I have a feeling that seed production this year will be low due to the weather, and if this hot dry weather continues i anticipate seeing ginseng sell at a higher price this fall. its all supply and demand. most of the ginseng in tennessee will probably pack it in by the end of july. better get my metal markers in the ground so i can go out in october and dig some herb when it hits 700-800 per lb.
K_duce - You may be right. It has been very dry for the past month in my part of Ohio. If we don't get some substantial rain in the next couple of weeks I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of plants abort berry production and fall pretty early, but probably not too much until the middle of august around here...and if that happens in wide spread areas, then yes prices will climb.
