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Lavender farming has been a good source of income in Turkey as production has seen steady growth over recent years. As its extracts are used in cosmetics, cleaning materials, health products and even in industry, its cultivation is currently carried out at 10,000 decares in Turkey as opposed to 8,700 decares in 2018. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's support for aromatherapy plants has also led to an increase of areas for lavender cultivation. According to a statement released by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, around 150 kilograms to 4,000 kilograms of lavender flower is produced per decare while oil yield constitutes 2 percent to 5 percent of the flower yield. Turkish farmers sell the fresh lavender at TL 1.5-2 per kilogram while the price for dried lavender varies by TL 10-15 per kilogram. The total production of the 10,000 decares is estimated to yield 500 tons of lavender and 20 to 30 tons of lavender oil. Native to the Old World and found at Cape Verde an...

"Lavender oil prices at international level varies between 70 and 120 euros." Director of Thrace Agricultural Research Institute (TTAE) Dr. Adnan Tülek said that lavender oil is an important raw material of cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry, Tülek also stating, "Lavender oil's international price varies from 70 to 120 euros per litre." The lavenders were harvested in Edirne which completed their maturation in 20 decars of field. Enchanting with its scent and color, lavenders are brought to the distillation unit in the institute's garden to remove the oil. The top of the distillation unit is fired under the top of the boiler to release the lavender oil and water. After the temperature in the boiler reaches a certain degree, it leaves lavender, oil and water. Bottled lavender oils are analyzed for quality in the laboratory. Tülek said that over the previous week attracted more than 50 thousand tourists in the fields of lavender oil began to be dis...