Table 10
U.S. Exports of Burley 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 6,694 7,813 50,766 63,850 2,050 2,699 16,162 22,738
Netherlands 6,252 3,573 48,393 29,018 872 1,728 6,492 14,608
Belgium-Luxembourg 738 2,508 5,958 20,220 245 317 1,871 2,691
Italy 2,867 2,282 20,071 14,866 822 38 6,673 325
Denmark 772 911 6,325 7,700 184 219 1,517 1,814
France 612 903 4,978 7,503 0 0 0 0
Spain 908 793 7,224 6,433 706 584 5,853 5,026
United Kingdom 286 138 2,360 889 20 0 164 0
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 12 0 96 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
Sweden 38 0 306 0 38 0 306 0
Total EU 19,179 18,921 146,476 150,478 4,937 5,585 39,038 47,201
Other Markets
Japan 1,660 5,220 13,586 40,054 316 3,918 2,642 28,822
Thailand 4,144 4,323 30,004 35,499 0 0 0 0
Turkey 1,012 3,004 7,951 24,727 286 356 2,243 2,954
Malaysia 713 1,497 4,388 12,213 201 838 1,418 7,116
Switzerland 895 1,087 7,002 7,840 2 467 13 3,940
Philippines 458 1,038 3,829 8,798 0 139 0 1,296
Hong Kong 356 496 2,889 4,221 67 2 540 20
Canada 304 355 1,362 1,259 11 0 46 0
Israel 55 260 331 932 0 158 0 93
Singapore 515 241 4,164 2,049 99 46 804 393
Egypt 0 74 0 332 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 90 73 706 542 54 9 368 86
Hungary 0 66 0 518 0 38 0 260
Australia 157 52 1,276 429 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 17 18 59 63 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 17 0 85 0 0 0 0
Peru 52 13 351 113 0 3 0 30
Other 571 20 2,663 194 15 8 119 64
Total Other Markets 10,999 17,854 80,561 139,868 1,051 5,982 8,193 45,074
World Total 30,178 36,775 227,037 290,346 5,988 11,567 47,231 92,275

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