Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - June June
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,041 2,010 1,675 4,012 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 37,475 43,779 138,148 182,126 8,598 8,494 38,815 35,732
Total Flue-cured 38,516 45,789 139,823 186,138 8,598 8,494 38,815 35,732
Burley
Unstemmed 726 588 1,576 1,423 232 367 525 880
Stemmed 19,817 25,742 62,491 103,098 4,887 5,399 19,307 24,753
Total Burley 20,543 26,330 64,067 104,521 5,119 5,766 19,832 25,633
Turkish, Unst 61,264 63,104 255,709 309,286 3,229 6,087 12,262 32,285
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 9,418 12,190 18,151 25,690 1,414 2,530 2,695 5,262
Stemmed 8,704 9,960 16,702 25,338 2,520 1,732 3,335 5,646
Total Cigarette Leaf 138,445 157,373 494,452 650,973 20,880 24,609 76,939 104,558
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 220 358 2,361 5,005 26 45 269 538
Stemmed 104 277 2,481 12,781 21 82 560 4,766
Total Wrapper 324 635 4,842 17,786 48 127 829 5,304
Stems 16,668 8,052 8,110 2,987 2,277 2,996 710 1,105
Scraps 4,062 6,137 2,374 3,668 1,241 1,661 686 958
Total Unmanufactured 159,499 172,195 509,778 675,415 24,444 29,392 79,164 111,925

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

August 1997