|        | **United                States Department of Agriculture**Foreign                Agricultural ServiceCircular Series                FT 01-99January 1999 | **Tobacco:        World Markets and Trade** |
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### This Month's Cover

### World Developments

##### *Highlights*

- China predicted to decrease production in 1999
- Malawi's tobacco production predicted to decline in 1999

##### ***Auctions***

- Canadian Flue-Cured        Tobacco Auction Update.

### U.S. Developments

##### *Highlights*

- USDA Announces 1999-Crop U.S. Burley Purchase Intentions
- Price Support Grade Loan Rates for Cigar Binder Types        54-55 Tobaccos

***Auctions***

- U.S. Burley Auction Update

### Special Report

- Tobacco: Area and Production in Selected Countries  (.wk3)  (.pdf)

### U.S. Trade Summary forJanuary-November 1998

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### **List of Tables**

| Table        1  | World's Top Unmanufactured Tobacco Producing, Trading        and Consuming Countries.                  | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
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| Table        2  | U.S. Tobacco Trade: 1997-1998.                                                                         | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        3  | Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Exports,        Calendar Years 1996, 1997, 1998, Metric Tons.     | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        4  | Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Exports,        Calendar Years 1996, 1997, 1998, Thousand Dollars | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        5  | Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Imports,        Calendar Years 1996, 1997, 1998, Metric Tons      | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        6  | Unmanufactured Tobacco, U.S. Monthly Imports,        Calendar Years 1996, 1997, 1998, Thousand Dollars | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        7  | U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by Type                                                         | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        8  | U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by Destination                                                  | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        9  | U.S. Exports of Flue-Cured Tobacco by Destination                                                      | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        10 | U.S. Exports of Burley Tobacco by Destination                                                          | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        11 | U.S. Exports of Manufactured Tobacco by Type                                                           | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        12 | U.S. Exports of Cigarettes by Destination                                                              | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        13 | U.S. Imports for Consumption of Unmanufactured        Tobacco by Type                                  | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        14 | U.S. General Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco by        Type                                          | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        15 | U.S. Imports for Consumption of Manufactured Tobacco        by Type                                    | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        16 | U.S. Tobacco Trade Balance: Unmanufactured and        Manufactured Tobacco                             | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |
| Table        17 | U.S. Tariff-Rate-Quota Update                                                                          | (.wk3) | (.pdf) |

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