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

 

    January - May     May    
Tobacco Type Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value  
  1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured                
Unstemmed 1,041 2,010 1,675 4,012 0 28 0 113
Stemmed 21,114 19,436 76,925 79,795 7,087 5,716 27,943 23,496
Total Flue-cured 22,155 21,446 78,600 83,807 7,087 5,744 27,943 23,609
Burley                
Unstemmed 621 5 1,346 29 577 5 1,293 29
Stemmed 17,926 16,595 57,426 66,325 5,377 2,693 17,973 9,757
Total Burley 18,547 16,600 58,772 66,354 5,954 2,698 19,266 9,786
Turkish, Unst 28,922 59,124 119,058 276,434 680 10,110 2,040 48,036
Other Tobacco                
Unstemmed 6,550 8,109 12,706 16,606 744 1,502 1,664 3,477
Stemmed 5,591 8,603 13,800 19,627 927 2,253 2,454 3,588
Total Cigarette Leaf 81,765 113,882 282,936 462,828 15,392 22,307 53,367 88,496
Cigar Wrapper                
Unstemmed 181 313 1,650 4,468 36 105 257 1,357
Stemmed 82 195 1,921 8,014 25 28 485 695
Total Wrapper 263 508 3,571 12,482 61 133 742 2,052
Stems 15,960 4,849 7,805 1,631 4,670 1,333 2,048 382
Scraps 4,722 8,018 3,041 13,782 2,615 922 1,503 601
Total Unmanufactured 102,710 127,258 297,354 490,722 22,738 24,696 57,659 91,531

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

July 1997