@article{ART002923356},
author={Yang Jeong Pil},
title={A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2022},
number={148},
pages={221-262},
doi={10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yang Jeong Pil
TI - A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 148
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 221
EP - 262
SN - 1225-133X
AB - This paper examined how red ginseng exports were carried out from liberation to the 1950s. During the U.S. military administration, exports of red ginseng were very sluggish due to a combination of factors such as the U.S. military government’s passive trade policy and the ban on imports of red ginseng from mainland China. The newly established government took over more than 100,000 pounds of red ginseng that was manufactured during the U.S. military regime but failed to export. The red ginseng was expected to contribute greatly to the government’s finances. However, the Rhee Syng-man administration went through trial and error over how to export red ginseng. After many twists and turns, red ginseng was offered to Baek Nak-seung’s Korean Culture Propaganda. The Korean Culture Propaganda Company brought more than 30,000 pounds of red ginseng to Hong Kong and tried to sell it, but it failed to sell it properly. So the monopoly agency broke the contract in 1952.
During the war in the early 1950s, red ginseng production and exports were difficult. However, red ginseng began to be exported again in June 1953 at the end of the war. By 1954, nearly 30,000 pounds of red ginseng were exported twice. Nevertheless, more than 35,000 pounds of red ginseng remained. The government selected Korean Industries in Seolgyeong-dong as the company to sell the red ginseng. In the process, there were controversies and disputes over preferential treatment. Korean Industrial showed a slump in sales of more than 10,000 of its 35,000-geun red ginseng. Red ginseng exported from 1958 was manufactured during or shortly after the war. At that time, the amount of red ginseng produced was around 1,000 roots, which was very small compared to the previous one. Therefore, these red ginsengs were sold by selecting companies through open bidding every year. Meanwhile, as Korean red ginseng production plunged in the late 1950s, competitive products expanded their presence in the Hong Kong market and fake red ginseng, which forged Korean red ginseng, caused great concern. In response, the resale agency tried to maintain the sacred value of red ginseng by responding to the packaging method by renewing it.
KW - Red Ginseng Export;Hong Kong Red Ginseng Market;Monopoly Agency;Daehamunwhasunjeonsa[대한문화선전사];Daehansanup Co Ldt.[대한산업주식회사]
DO - 10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
ER -
Yang Jeong Pil. (2022). A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960. The Review of Korean History, 148, 221-262.
Yang Jeong Pil. 2022, "A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960", The Review of Korean History, no.148, pp.221-262. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil "A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960" The Review of Korean History 148 pp.221-262 (2022) : 221.
Yang Jeong Pil. A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960. 2022; 148 : 221-262. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil. "A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960" The Review of Korean History no.148(2022) : 221-262.doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil. A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960. The Review of Korean History, 148, 221-262. doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil. A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960. The Review of Korean History. 2022; 148 221-262. doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil. A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960. 2022; 148 : 221-262. Available from: doi:10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221
Yang Jeong Pil. "A Study on the Export of Red Ginseng from 1945 to 1960" The Review of Korean History no.148(2022) : 221-262.doi: 10.31218/TRKH.2022.12.148.221