Food Turkey Magazine September 2017

Turkey exports spices
totalling 175 million
dollar in 2016
Aegean
exporters add
flavor to the
world cuisine
by exporting
diverse range of
spices & herbs
Aegean exporters are at the top for
the export of spices & herbs that are
the source of taste and healthiness.
Herbs and spices growing in Anatolia
are not only healing sources to the
150 countries but also add flavor to
the world cuisine.
Aegean Furniture Paper And Forestry
Product Exporters Associations’
Chairman Nurettin Tarakçıoğlu pointed
out, “While Turkey exported spices
valued 175 million dollar in 2016, 79%
of this export was initiated by Aegean
Exporters’ Associations and we
export mostly to the United States
valued 28 million dollars. 137 million
dollars of spices &herbs has been exported
by Aegean Exporters Associations’
in 2016.”
“In 2015, Turkey’s spice export was
153 million dollars and it increased
by 14% compared to the previous
year. As healthy nutrition is a growing
trend around the World, the interest
in Turkish spices&herbs has been increasing
year by year.”
“In spice export, oregano, laurel
leaves and cumin are at the top of
the list. Turkey is the leader country
in the production and exportation of
oregano&thyme and laurel leaves in
the World.
The most exported spice is
oregano&thyme in Turkey. In 2016,
Turkey exported 60 million dollars of
oregano&thyme that adds flavor to
foods. Secondly, 40 million dollars of
laurel leaves, that is one of the most
delicious spices, are exported from
Turkey.
94 FOOD TURKEY September 2017