Table 10

Table 10
U.S. Exports of Burley Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - August				August
COUNTRY	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
European Union/1
Germany	8,794	9,709	66,807	79,185	326	91	2,660	773
Netherlands	7,242	5,300	56,231	43,748	0	0	0	0
Belgium-Luxembourg	1,867	3,404	14,776	27,801	708	98	5,608	789
Italy	2,923	2,804	20,520	19,423	19	0	155	0
Spain	1,459	1,127	11,523	9,100	50	44	313	298
Denmark	1,101	1,042	9,048	8,822	128	55	1,058	459
France	612	926	4,978	7,699	0	0	0	0
United Kingdom	465	143	3,070	922	145	1	423	10
Sweden	38	60	306	479	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	21	0	172	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	24,522	24,515	187,431	197,179	1,376	289	10,217	2,330
Other Markets
Turkey	2,351	7,471	18,706	61,147	953	1,644	7,690	13,928
Japan	1,660	5,634	13,586	43,867	0	0	0	0
Thailand	4,144	4,323	30,004	35,499	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	1,161	2,079	8,025	16,835	181	193	1,359	1,502
Philippines	994	1,569	7,492	13,709	69	111	581	1,030
Switzerland	913	1,557	7,149	11,811	17	0	148	0
Hong Kong	569	534	4,650	4,544	57	0	479	0
Canada	395	428	1,655	1,520	5	74	16	261
Singapore	890	307	7,249	2,610	88	46	733	388
Israel	170	260	1,277	932	115	0	945	0
Indonesia	134	86	1,054	633	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	74	0	332	0	0	0	0
Hungary	0	66	0	518	0	0	0	0
Australia	157	60	1,276	505	0	8	0	75
Peru	58	19	405	170	0	3	0	28
Costa Rica	35	18	122	63	0	0	0	0
Haiti	0	17	0	85	0	0	0	0
Other	650	29	3,098	241	1	(1)	0	(1)
Total Other Markets	14,281	24,531	105,748	195,021	1,486	2,078	11,951	17,211
World Total	38,803	49,046	293,179	392,200	2,862	2,367	22,168	19,541

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

October 1997

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003