Table 9
U.S. Exports of Flue-cured Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - May May
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 7,767 12,706 54,830 87,658 1,226 1,534 8,583 9,170
Belgium-Luxembourg 926 3,177 7,118 23,835 72 230 547 1,957
United Kingdom 3,023 2,845 20,505 21,264 454 357 3,485 2,828
Denmark 1,468 1,890 10,984 13,818 232 307 1,755 2,235
Italy 907 1,279 6,224 9,497 58 20 320 52
Spain 602 1,267 4,402 5,997 8 1,080 33 4,580
Netherlands 3,029 1,214 21,157 8,132 0 0 0 0
France 0 531 0 4,356 0 0 0 0
Sweden 101 111 754 851 43 0 309 0
Austria 238 0 1,703 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total EU 18,058 25,020 127,678 175,408 2,093 3,527 15,032 20,822
Other Markets
Japan 10,742 14,368 79,424 102,670 386 8,221 3,229 56,941
Turkey 5,211 5,882 28,298 43,621 1,895 1,922 11,724 14,378
Thailand 1,946 3,194 13,394 23,363 0 0 0 0
Korea; Republic of 3,045 2,504 24,929 21,520 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 2,344 2,370 15,080 16,300 406 439 2,159 2,446
Hong Kong 578 1,094 4,981 8,767 300 781 2,880 6,232
Indonesia 1,361 767 10,622 5,903 398 142 3,045 1,134
Philippines 450 701 3,341 5,393 198 31 1,487 249
Switzerland 647 603 4,659 4,405 18 114 145 954
Taiwan 0 590 0 3,583 0 33 0 214
Australia 1,258 579 9,138 4,513 31 156 251 1,112
Singapore 844 465 6,367 3,542 177 156 1,317 1,203
Norway 226 408 1,322 2,460 215 370 1,264 2,241
Pakistan 144 259 1,187 1,885 58 0 452 0
Canada 110 255 261 748 38 124 89 362
Russian Federation 8 142 55 328 0 0 0 0
Cyprus 119 99 858 744 0 0 0 0
Other 637 514 4,608 3,182 68 26 516 152
Total Other Markets 29,670 34,794 208,524 252,927 4,188 12,515 28,558 87,618
World Total 47,728 59,814 336,202 428,335 6,281 16,042 43,590 108,440

1/ European Union (EU): Group of 15 countries formerly known as the European Community (EC).

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

July 1997