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

 

January - July July
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 8,468 9,618 64,148 78,412 290 227 2,195 1,877
Netherlands 7,242 5,300 56,231 43,748 0 399 0 3,353
Belgium-Luxembourg 1,159 3,306 9,168 27,012 170 98 1,289 821
Italy 2,904 2,804 20,365 19,423 0 484 0 4,236
Spain 1,408 1,083 11,210 8,801 0 0 0 0
Denmark 973 987 7,990 8,364 146 76 1,213 664
France 612 926 4,978 7,699 0 23 0 196
United Kingdom 320 141 2,647 912 20 2 164 14
Sweden 38 60 306 479 0 60 0 479
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 21 0 172 0 10 0 75 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
Total EU 23,146 24,226 177,214 194,849 635 1,369 4,937 11,641
Other Markets
Turkey 1,398 5,828 11,015 47,219 0 0 0 0
Japan 1,660 5,634 13,586 43,867 0 124 0 1,165
Thailand 4,144 4,323 30,004 35,499 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 980 1,886 6,666 15,333 75 157 641 1,268
Switzerland 895 1,557 7,002 11,811 0 124 0 1,061
Philippines 925 1,458 6,912 12,679 83 226 682 2,065
Hong Kong 512 534 4,171 4,544 62 38 512 323
Canada 391 355 1,638 1,259 0 0 0 0
Singapore 802 261 6,516 2,222 160 20 1,316 174
Israel 55 260 331 932 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 134 86 1,054 633 26 0 175 3
Egypt 0 74 0 332 0 0 0 0
Hungary 0 66 0 518 0 0 0 0
Australia 157 52 1,276 429 0 0 0 0
Costa Rica 35 18 122 63 0 0 0 0
Haiti 0 17 0 85 0 0 0 0
Peru 58 16 405 141 6 3 53 28
Other 649 28 3,099 244 78 8 435 50
Total Other Markets 12,795 22,453 93,797 177,810 490 700 3,814 6,137
World Total 35,941 46,679 271,011 372,659 1,125 2,069 8,751 17,778

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