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Table 7
U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - March March
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 583 273 3,233 784 86 33 366 144
Stemmed 35,733 27,069 260,183 198,888 12,134 9,956 87,920 73,071
Total Flue-cured 36,316 27,342 263,416 199,672 12,220 9,988 88,286 73,216
Burley
Unstemmed 438 25 3,188 122 199 1 1,635 3
Stemmed 17,855 13,174 137,837 106,966 9,673 7,730 73,609 64,092
Total Burley 18,293 13,198 141,025 107,088 9,872 7,731 75,244 64,095
Other Tobacco
Dark Fire KY & TN 1,855 1,986 12,004 13,085 1,098 794 7,484 5,638
VA Fire and Sun 38 13 262 74 0 13 0 74
Maryland 312 335 2,270 2,486 146 265 1,151 1,913
Blackfat 36 13 200 51 36 1 200 6
Cigar Wrapper 820 1,401 15,212 33,901 247 353 4,463 8,035
Cigar Binder 57 21 403 152 21 7 261 34
Stems 12,195 12,760 15,392 6,402 2,835 3,021 6,372 1,946
Other Leaf Tobacco 1,629 3,230 10,674 19,745 763 511 4,789 3,132
Total Unmanufactured 71,551 60,299 460,858 382,656 27,238 22,684 188,250 158,089

Note: Due to Data Aggregation, Rounding Errors May Occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared By: COTS/FAS/USDA

May 1998

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