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

 

January - September September
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,093 2,109 1,897 4,333 2 94 40 281
Stemmed 63,202 69,439 259,267 289,748 10,063 4,946 44,153 15,762
Total Flue-cured 64,295 71,548 261,164 294,081 10,065 5,040 44,193 16,043
Burley
Unstemmed 985 974 2,186 2,348 0 3 0 5
Stemmed 42,584 58,801 158,650 240,535 3,304 9,203 12,979 40,317
Total Burley 43,569 59,775 160,836 242,883 3,304 9,206 12,979 40,322
Turkish, Unst 75,074 69,204 306,418 336,791 2,261 2,106 7,901 12,793
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 12,971 16,758 24,725 36,045 1,209 781 1,816 1,821
Stemmed 11,567 16,846 23,825 44,540 904 2,220 2,184 8,560
Total Cigarette Leaf 207,476 234,131 776,968 954,340 17,743 19,353 69,073 79,539
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 432 515 3,624 7,159 53 71 187 1,066
Stemmed 222 387 8,392 17,575 40 29 1,232 585
Total Wrapper 654 902 12,016 24,734 93 100 1,420 1,651
Stems 35,149 22,783 13,863 7,257 10,394 5,988 2,823 1,533
Scraps 6,474 6,648 3,857 4,372 972 179 656 223
Total Unmanufactured 249,753 264,464 806,705 990,704 29,201 25,619 73,971 82,947

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

November 1997

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