USA
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2020 (Source: ITGA)
TOBACCO IN THE U.S.A.
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in the United States of America
NORTH CAROLINA
Top producing region (% of total output)obacco cultivation in the United States of America began in 1600. It is mostly grown in the Southern regions of the country. North Carolina (NC) is the biggest tobacco producing state, accounting for 46% of the national tobacco production. NC is followed by Kentucky (26%), Virginia (9%), Tennessee (7%), Georgia (4%), South Carolina (4%) and Pennsylvania (3%). Leaf production is spread throughout a total of 4,268 farms as per 2015. The US tobacco sector contributes with over US$ 32.4 Billion in revenue to the Government (excise tax and state tax). Tobacco related exports represented over US$ 2 billion, which amounted to 0,14% of the total commodity exports in 2017.
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis (FRED), Tobacco and Nicotine Database.
EXPORT PARTNERS
This section aims at identifying the most important commercial partners in terms of Value and Quantity (Source: Calculated from data from UN Comtrade)
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SWITZERLAND 28%
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CHINA 15%
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DOMINICAN REPUBLICAN 8%
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MEXICO 6%
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INDONESIA 5%
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OTHERS 38%
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SWITZERLAND 24%
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CHINA 12%
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MEXICO 9%
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 7%
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INDONESIA 4%
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OTHERS 44%