Table 13
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
for Consumption by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - April April
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,041 1,982 1,675 3,899 570 495 873 1,306
Stemmed 14,027 13,721 48,982 56,298 3,780 3,702 13,506 12,238
Total Flue-cured 15,068 15,703 50,657 60,197 4,350 4,197 14,379 13,544
Burley
Unstemmed 44 0 53 0 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 12,549 13,902 39,453 56,568 3,369 4,236 7,783 18,100
Total Burley 12,593 13,902 39,506 56,568 3,369 4,236 7,783 18,100
Turkish, Unst 28,242 49,013 117,018 228,399 7,387 7,156 27,598 32,912
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 5,806 6,606 11,042 13,128 1,208 1,938 2,373 4,318
Stemmed 4,664 6,351 11,347 16,039 1,262 1,809 3,511 5,725
Total Cigarette Leaf 66,373 91,575 229,570 374,331 17,576 19,336 55,644 74,599
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 144 209 1,394 3,111 41 51 435 480
Stemmed 57 167 1,436 7,320 37 43 894 2,019
Total Wrapper 202 375 2,829 10,431 78 95 1,328 2,498
Stems 11,290 3,516 5,756 1,248 5,952 945 1,959 256
Scraps 2,107 7,096 1,538 13,182 651 1,937 515 1,105
Total Unmanufactured 79,973 102,561 239,695 399,192 24,256 22,314 59,448 78,458

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

June 1997