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Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - November November
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,234 2,109 2,189 4,333 128 0 239 0
Stemmed 70,311 70,980 287,091 292,830 4,283 464 15,692 1,080
Total Flue-cured 71,545 73,089 289,280 297,163 4,411 464 15,931 1,080
Burley
Unstemmed 985 974 2,186 2,348 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 56,332 65,939 215,793 262,767 4,549 3,081 18,956 9,825
Total Burley 57,317 66,913 217,979 265,115 4,549 3,081 18,956 9,825
Turkish, Unst 84,815 75,414 352,145 363,220 5,240 3,082 24,018 14,294
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 15,002 18,203 28,343 39,973 1,063 564 1,751 977
Stemmed 14,976 19,641 34,913 53,953 1,264 1,029 4,143 4,022
Total Cigarette Leaf 243,655 253,260 922,660 1,019,424 16,527 8,220 64,799 30,198
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 530 604 4,429 8,307 72 42 639 571
Stemmed 282 502 9,612 23,103 20 77 487 4,439
Total Wrapper 812 1,105 14,041 31,410 92 119 1,126 5,010
Stems 48,839 26,319 18,700 8,530 2,101 1,165 901 280
Scraps 9,629 8,146 14,924 5,689 181 408 182 504
Total Unmanufactured 302,935 288,830 970,326 1,065,054 18,900 9,911 67,009 35,992

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

January 1998

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