Table 7
U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - April April
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 196 790 1,092 4,002 36 207 75 769
Stemmed 41,252 42,982 291,520 315,893 7,482 7,249 55,463 55,710
Total Flue-cured 41,448 43,772 292,612 319,895 7,518 7,456 55,538 56,479
Burley
Unstemmed 160 438 644 3,188 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 24,030 24,770 179,163 194,883 5,788 6,916 43,971 57,046
Total Burley 24,190 25,209 179,806 198,071 5,788 6,916 43,971 57,046
Other Tobacco
Dark Fire KY & TN 2,253 2,335 13,385 14,832 926 481 5,699 2,827
VA Fire and Sun 200 61 1,155 399 2 22 11 137
Maryland 485 452 3,445 3,179 138 139 976 909
Blackfat 526 148 1,761 970 0 113 0 769
Cigar Wrapper 694 1,168 8,600 22,913 109 347 1,024 7,701
Cigar Binder 14 62 68 454 11 5 55 52
Stems 9,773 15,429 15,613 17,320 2,649 3,234 1,703 1,928
Other Leaf Tobacco 2,676 2,538 16,857 15,446 595 909 3,381 4,772
Total Unmanufactured 82,259 91,174 533,302 593,479 17,736 19,622 112,358 132,620

Note: Due to data aggregation, rounding errors may occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS

June 1997