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

 

January - May May
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 997 544 4,852 2,339 207 174 850 1,000
Stemmed 58,817 50,018 423,483 358,710 15,835 7,924 107,590 58,747
Total Flue-cured 59,814 50,561 428,335 361,049 16,042 8,099 108,440 59,748
Burley
Unstemmed 438 59 3,188 321 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 36,337 30,694 287,159 244,866 11,567 7,761 92,275 65,580
Total Burley 36,775 30,753 290,346 245,187 11,567 7,761 92,275 65,580
Other Tobacco
Dark Fire KY & TN 3,790 3,660 25,421 23,765 1,454 676 10,590 4,046
VA Fire and Sun 172 171 1,056 1,166 112 0 657 0
Maryland 1,092 922 6,852 6,954 640 502 3,673 3,811
Blackfat 150 13 977 51 2 0 8 0
Cigar Wrapper 1,521 2,314 28,036 50,522 354 438 5,123 7,553
Cigar Binder 64 185 468 1,872 3 160 14 1,703
Stems 16,540 16,634 18,020 9,142 1,111 1,697 700 1,250
Other Leaf Tobacco 3,249 5,078 20,429 30,900 711 899 4,983 5,123
Total Unmanufactured 123,167 110,291 819,940 730,608 31,996 20,232 226,463 148,814

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

July 1998

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