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

 

January - April April
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 4,644 5,114 34,604 41,111 840 2,503 6,412 20,474
Italy 2,045 2,244 13,397 14,541 432 0 3,524 0
Belgium-Luxembourg 493 2,191 4,086 17,529 281 1,066 2,263 8,663
Netherlands 5,380 1,845 41,901 14,410 1,884 720 14,714 5,751
France 612 903 4,978 7,503 0 26 0 223
Denmark 588 692 4,808 5,886 132 167 1,039 1,436
Spain 202 209 1,371 1,408 102 49 689 343
United Kingdom 266 138 2,196 889 20 0 164 0
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 12 0 96 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
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total EU 14,242 13,336 107,438 103,277 3,692 4,532 28,805 36,889
Other Markets
Thailand 4,144 4,323 30,004 35,499 0 0 0 0
Turkey 726 2,648 5,708 21,773 0 0 0 0
Japan 1,345 1,302 10,943 11,231 1,006 1,177 8,087 10,140
Philippines 458 899 3,829 7,503 111 97 931 908
Malaysia 512 659 2,970 5,098 300 128 1,531 977
Switzerland 894 620 6,989 3,901 173 346 1,382 2,918
Hong Kong 289 493 2,349 4,202 85 383 704 3,261
Canada 293 355 1,315 1,259 96 0 414 0
Singapore 416 195 3,360 1,656 116 28 935 240
Israel 55 102 331 839 0 102 0 839
Egypt 0 74 0 332 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 36 63 338 456 0 42 0 283
Australia 157 52 1,276 429 63 52 509 429
Hungary 0 27 0 258 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 17 18 59 63 0 18 0 63
Haiti 0 17 0 85 0 0 0 0
Peru 52 10 351 83 14 3 99 28
Other 554 16 2,546 127 132 8 574 71
Total Other Markets 9,948 11,873 72,368 94,794 2,096 2,384 15,166 20,157
World Total 24,190 25,209 179,806 198,071 5,788 6,916 43,971 57,046

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

June 1997