TABLE 7
U.S. EXPORTS OF UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO
BY TOBACCO TYPE
(METRIC TONS AND $1,000)
		JAN-MAR					:	MARCH
TOBACCO TYPE		QUANTITY		:	VALUE		:	QUANTITY		:	VALUE
		1996	1997	:	1996	1997	:	1996	1997	:	1996	1997
FLUE-CURED
UNSTEMMED		160	583		1,017	3,233		138	86		953	366
STEMMED		33,771	35,733		236,057	260,183		9,572	12,134		70,244	87,920
TOTAL FLUE-CURED		33,931	36,316		237,074	263,416		9,710	12,220		71,197	88,286
BURLEY
UNSTEMMED		160	438		644	3,188		0	199		0	1,635
STEMMED		18,243	17,855		135,192	137,837		9,456	9,673		70,131	73,609
TOTAL BURLEY		18,403	18,293		135,836	141,025		9,456	9,872		70,131	75,244
DARK FIRE KY. & TN.		1,327	1,855		7,686	12,004		269	1,098		1,096	7,484
VIRGINIA FIRE & SUN		198	38		1,144	262		180	0		1,046	0
MARYLAND		347	312		2,469	2,270		244	146		1,677	1,151
BLACKFAT		526	36		1,761	200		253	36		816	200
CIGAR WRAPPER		585	820		7,577	15,212		273	247		3,031	4,463
CIGAR BINDER		3	57		13	403		0	21		0	261
STEMS		7,124	12,195		13,910	15,392		1,254	2,835		1,907	6,372
OTHER LEAF TOBACCO		2,081	1,630		13,475	10,674		567	763		3,406	4,790
TOTAL UNMANUFACTURED		64,525	71,552		420,945	460,858		22,206	27,238		154,307	188,251
NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.
SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RECORDS.
PREPARED BY USDA\FAS\TCSD
MAY 1997