Table 10

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

		January - September				September
COUNTRY	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
European Union/1
Germany	9,040	9,921	68,825	80,958	246	212	2,017	1,773
Netherlands	7,242	5,300	56,231	43,748	0	0	0	0
Belgium-Luxembourg	2,299	4,478	18,113	36,801	432	1,074	3,338	9,000
Italy	2,923	2,804	20,520	19,423	0	0	0	0
Spain	1,536	1,177	12,007	9,442	78	50	484	342
Denmark	1,229	1,133	10,113	9,592	129	91	1,065	769
France	612	926	4,978	7,699	0	0	0	0
United Kingdom	505	143	3,399	922	40	0	329	0
Sweden	38	60	306	479	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	21	0	172	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
Total EU	25,446	25,943	194,663	209,063	924	1,428	7,232	11,884
Other Markets
Turkey	2,351	7,471	18,706	61,147	0	0	0	0
Japan	1,785	5,634	14,677	43,867	124	0	1,091	0
Thailand	4,144	4,323	30,004	35,499	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	1,288	2,167	8,836	17,482	127	88	812	647
Philippines	1,161	1,750	8,862	15,391	167	180	1,370	1,682
Switzerland	913	1,557	7,149	11,811	0	0	0	0
Hong Kong	641	575	5,245	4,897	71	41	595	352
Canada	395	428	1,655	1,520	0	0	0	0
Singapore	1,034	398	8,450	3,308	144	91	1,201	698
Israel	170	260	1,277	932	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	170	0	706	0	96	0	373
Hungary	0	105	0	787	0	40	0	269
Australia	157	96	1,276	810	0	36	0	306
Indonesia	166	86	1,319	633	32	0	265	0
Norway	23	22	188	182	0	14	0	117
Peru	61	19	433	170	3	0	28	0
Costa Rica	35	18	122	63	0	0	0	0
Other	624	40	2,910	261	(1)	2	(1)	1
Total Other Markets	14,948	25,119	111,109	199,466	667	588	5,361	4,445
World Total	40,394	51,062	305,772	408,529	1,591	2,016	12,593	16,329

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

November 1997

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003