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