Governor Evers Highlights Global Appeal of Wisconsin Ginseng

Friday, October 1st, 2021 -- 9:20 AM

-Governor Tony Evers, Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation CEO and Secretary Missy Hughes, and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski, along with Bi-khim Hsaio, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., for a visit to a Wausau ginseng farm to highlight the global appeal of Wisconsin ginseng.

“Wisconsin is the top producer of cultivated ginseng in the United States and is known around the world for having the highest quality ginseng,” Governor Evers said. “The Wausau area has a long, proud history in ginseng production and exportation,” Mayor Rosenberg said.

Wisconsin farmers have been growing ginseng for more than a century, with central Wisconsin serving as the epicenter of cultivated ginseng in the U.S. due to its cool summer, long winter, clean water, and virgin soil. Ginseng produced in Wisconsin accounts for 90% of all ginseng produced in the United States.

Marathon County is the top ginseng growing community in Wisconsin, producing about 95% of Wisconsin’s entire crop. Wisconsin exported over $19 million of ginseng to the world, with $1 million of that to Taiwan.

The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin has been working on opening the fresh ginseng root market of Taiwan for nearly 15 years.

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