Story about how a Hong Kong Ginseng company’s money problems are affecting the Ontario Ginseng Farmers who sell to them.
Cole Burston for Bloomberg. 1/ The head table is set prior to the start of the Ontario Ginseng Growers Association's 2016 AGM in Delhi, Ontario, about 150 km Southwest of Toronto. In recent years, half of Ontario's ginseng crops were sold overseas to Hang Fat Ginseng in Hong Kong. 2/ Chairman of the board and Ginseng grower Carl Atkinson speaks during the Ontario Ginseng Growers Association's 2016 AGM in Delhi, Ontario, about 150 km Southwest of Toronto. In recent years, half of Ontario's ginseng crops were sold overseas to Hang Fat Ginseng in Hong Kong.
3/Farmer Peter Van Berlo drives by his ginseng fields on a muddy day on his farm in Simco, Ontario, about 150 km Southwest of Toronto. In recent years, half of Ontario's ginseng crops were sold overseas to Hang Fat Ginseng in Hong Kong.