Spice exports from China to Turkey

NANNING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two types of spices, including star anise and cinnamon, were exported from Yulin-Qinzhou Port in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region a few days ago and will reach Turkey in about a month. "Our company mainly exports star anise, cinnamon, cumin and similar spices to Turkey," said Chen Jisong, Chairman of Guangxi Minhesong Trading Limited. Yulin, located in southern China and known as the capital of medicine and spices, serves as the country's largest spice distribution, trading and pricing center. More than two-thirds of the world's spices and 80 percent of domestic spices are collected in Yulin and distributed to other places. The annual trade of China's medicine materials and spices has reached 1 million tons, and the products are exported to the United States, Turkey, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries and regions. Yulin International Spice Market is a famous area where various spices such as star anise, cinnamon, ...