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

 

January - April April
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,982 3,444 3,899 8,501 495 113 1,306 261
Stemmed 13,721 9,177 56,298 32,856 3,702 3,355 12,238 10,628
Total Flue-cured 15,703 12,621 60,197 41,357 4,197 3,468 13,544 10,889
Burley
Unstemmed 0 8 0 17 0 7 0 15
Stemmed 13,902 9,512 56,568 30,343 4,236 1,731 18,100 4,733
Total Burley 13,902 9,520 56,568 30,360 4,236 1,738 18,100 4,748
Turkish, Unst 49,013 39,786 228,399 200,389 7,156 7,857 32,912 39,477
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 6,606 8,333 13,128 19,107 1,938 2,515 4,318 6,264
Stemmed 6,351 4,908 16,039 15,440 1,809 986 5,725 3,310
Total Cigarette Leaf 91,575 75,168 374,331 306,653 19,336 16,564 74,599 64,688
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 209 138 3,111 2,210 51 48 480 643
Stemmed 167 130 7,320 3,782 43 40 2,019 1,119
Total Wrapper 375 268 10,431 5,991 95 88 2,498 1,763
Stems 3,516 8,158 1,248 2,622 945 2,289 256 749
Scraps 7,096 3,153 13,182 2,453 1,937 441 1,105 308
Total Unmanufactured 102,561 86,746 399,192 317,718 22,314 19,381 78,458 67,508

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

June1998

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