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

 

January - May May
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 196 997 1,092 4,852 0 207 0 850
Stemmed 47,533 58,817 335,110 423,483 6,281 15,835 43,590 107,590
Total Flue-cured 47,729 59,814 336,202 428,335 6,281 16,042 43,590 108,440
Burley
Unstemmed 160 438 644 3,188 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 30,018 36,337 226,394 287,159 5,988 11,567 47,231 92,275
Total Burley 30,178 36,775 227,038 290,346 5,988 11,567 47,231 92,275
Other Tobacco
Dark Fire KY & TN 2,661 3,790 16,554 25,421 408 1,454 3,169 10,590
VA Fire and Sun 206 172 1,178 1,056 5 112 23 657
Maryland 1,028 1,092 7,148 6,852 543 640 3,703 3,673
Blackfat 528 150 1,768 977 1 2 7 8
Cigar Wrapper 916 1,521 10,891 28,036 222 354 2,290 5,123
Cigar Binder 28 64 141 468 14 3 73 14
Stems 16,350 16,540 20,668 18,020 6,578 1,111 5,055 700
Other Leaf Tobacco 3,439 3,249 21,862 20,429 763 711 5,005 4,983
Total Unmanufactured 103,063 123,167 643,450 819,940 20,803 31,996 110,146 226,463

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

July 1997