United States
United States: The United States is not only the second biggest exporter of tobacco but it is also ranked second in tobacco production, tobacco imports, and it is the leader in cigarette export. The United States, like Brazil, also focuses on the production and export of burley and flue-cured tobacco. The main types of importing tobacco are oriental, flue-cured, and burley. Flue-cured, and burley tobacco come mainly from Brazil, and oriental tobacco comes mainly from Turkey and Malawi.
Importing as well as exporting has faced a decrease in the 1999 season. Exporting decrease is due to overproduction of tobacco in the world market. The tobacco import industry suffered more during this last season, decreasing 7 percent in quantity and 12 percent in value. These numbers are showing the effects of three factors. First is the large stock of tobacco in the country, second is the fall of cigarette consumption in the world market, and third is the problematic issue of the United States’ tobacco settlements.
Source:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign
Agriculture Service