Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports 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 22,665 25,583 78,571 107,144 8,566 9,875 27,548 36,244
Total Flue-cured 23,706 27,565 80,246 111,043 9,136 10,370 28,421 37,550
Burley
Unstemmed 168 16 358 38 149 16 335 38
Stemmed 9,716 12,644 28,101 46,253 1,745 5,141 2,979 21,958
Total Burley 9,884 12,660 28,459 46,291 1,894 5,157 3,314 21,996
Turkish, Unst 46,753 43,184 197,982 207,377 10,575 6,778 45,461 33,692
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 7,080 7,584 13,264 15,302 1,378 2,006 2,902 4,779
Stemmed 4,864 6,978 10,674 16,472 1,019 3,123 3,365 6,518
Total Cigarette Leaf 92,287 97,971 330,625 396,485 24,002 27,434 83,463 104,535
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 158 209 1,836 3,111 53 51 512 480
Stemmed 57 167 1,436 7,320 37 43 894 2,019
Total Wrapper 215 375 3,271 10,431 89 95 1,406 2,498
Stems 9,721 3,723 5,352 1,500 4,671 789 1,555 337
Scraps 1,075 3,583 804 2,187 41 1,820 50 1,055
Total Unmanufactured 103,299 105,652 340,052 410,602 28,802 30,139 86,476 108,426

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

June 1997