Current situation of ginseng industry in China

China is the largest ginseng producing country in the world, with the output accounting for about 2 / 3 of the world's total output The production areas are mainly distributed in Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province and Liaoning Province in Northeast China, with Jilin Province as the main province, and the ginseng output of the whole province is about 85% of the national total Due to the strict control of forest land resources in our country, in recent years, the rate of planting ginseng land is decreasing by 15% every year, and the annual output of the whole country is also very unstable According to the statistics of the sales volume of ginseng market in the three northeastern provinces by the relevant departments, from 2003 to 2004, the annual sales volume was about 6000 tons, of which the domestic market demand was about 3500 tons and the international market demand was about 2500 tons However, from 2003 to 2004, the annual output is only about 5000-5500 tons, and the market gap is about 500-1000 tons In recent years, the market gap is still increasing The current production mode of ginseng is the ecological condition of ginseng simulated growth in China The traditional ginseng production mode from history to now is cutting and planting ginseng, and returning ginseng to forest It is characterized by convenient selection of soil suitable for ginseng growth, direct utilization without improvement of soil, and local materials for production Although the cultivation technology of ginseng in China is mature, it has not been separated from the pattern of "harvesting and planting ginseng" for hundreds of years The gap management of ginseng cultivation has not been fully implemented The popularization and application rate of high-quality and pollution-free standardized cultivation technology and standardized processing technology are relatively low The current situation of ginseng market in China is that ginseng is one of the largest varieties of Chinese herbal medicines exported in China, and it is also one of the important commodities for China to earn foreign exchange The annual export volume of ginseng in China is 2000-3000 tons, and the export volume is more than 30 million US dollars From 1996 to 2005, China's Ginseng exports totaled 17963 tons, with an export volume of 20869 million US dollars Last year, China's Ginseng exports totaled 2864 tons, with an export volume of 52.09 million US dollars, making an important contribution to promoting local economic growth and farmers' income China's Ginseng export market is mainly concentrated in Japan, Europe and the United States, Southeast Asia and other countries, Taiwan and Hong Kong However, the requirements for pesticide residues and heavy metals in ginseng are very strict in Europe, the United States and Japan Therefore, the requirements for imported ginseng raw materials must be low pesticide residue ginseng, which causes certain difficulties for China's Ginseng export, and also forces China's ginseng industry to take measures, Production of low pesticide residues, pollution-free ginseng products In recent years, the export of ginsenoside and other extract raw materials has a great development, but the export of other products only accounts for a small share In 2007, China's largest export area of ginseng was still Asia, with an export volume of 2893.18 million US dollars, an increase of 1212% year on year, accounting for 6614% of China's total ginseng exports Among them, driven by the domestic healthy food market, Japan's demand for ginseng raw materials in China is also on the rise Europe is another major export region of China's ginseng In 2007, the export volume was US $914.12 million, a year-on-year increase of 11314%, accounting for 2110% of the total export volume of ginseng China's Ginseng export to Europe showed a rapid growth trend Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands and France are the five major export markets At present, the domestic circulation content or price formation is carried out in an extremely opaque state, and the packaging, standardization, measurement units and other aspects have not deviated from the previous circulation practices, which leads to the increase of the inefficiency and cost of circulation.