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

 

January - October October
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,107 2,109 1,950 4,333 14 0 53 0
Stemmed 66,029 70,516 271,400 291,750 2,827 1,076 12,133 2,002
Total Flue-cured 67,136 72,625 273,350 296,083 2,841 1,076 12,186 2,002
Burley
Unstemmed 985 974 2,186 2,348 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 51,784 62,858 196,837 252,943 9,199 4,057 38,187 12,408
Total Burley 52,769 63,832 199,023 255,291 9,199 4,057 38,187 12,408
Turkish, Unst 79,575 72,332 328,127 348,926 4,500 3,128 21,708 12,135
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 13,939 17,639 26,592 38,995 968 881 1,867 2,950
Stemmed 13,712 18,612 30,770 49,931 2,145 1,766 6,945 5,392
Total Cigarette Leaf 227,131 245,040 857,862 989,226 19,653 10,908 80,893 34,887
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 458 562 3,789 7,736 26 47 165 577
Stemmed 262 425 9,125 18,664 40 38 733 1,089
Total Wrapper 720 987 12,914 26,401 66 85 898 1,666
Stems 46,738 25,154 17,799 8,251 11,589 2,371 3,935 993
Scraps 9,448 7,738 14,742 5,185 2,974 1,090 10,885 813
Total Unmanufactured 284,035 278,918 903,317 1,029,062 34,282 14,454 96,613 38,359

December 1997

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