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Burlcy Suppli es About > . 
Same as Last Year 
Durloy supplies for 1947-48 totaled, 1,459 million pounds compared with 
1,467 million pounds last year. Production in 1947 was 518 million pounds, 
almost 100 million less than the previous year, but the carry-over of 941 mil- 
lion pounds was the. highest in history and nearly 90 million pounds above the 
1946 record, tC ~ 
Dieappcarance of Burlcy during tho year ending September 30 was a record. 
About 477 million pounds wore consumed in the United States, about 30 million 
pounds more than in 1946, Exports of Burley have made striking gains over 
prewar, reaching 50 million pounds .(farm- sales weight) during tho 1946-47 
marketing year compared' with 35 million in 1945-46 and the 1934-38 averago 
of 12-1/2 million,, A largo proportion of Burloy is used in cigarettes and 
as long as cigarotte production and consumption stays large, domestic Burlcy 
use will stay high. Exports in the first 3 months of tho 1947-48 marketing 
year were about 5 percent below the same poriod 1946-47 and will probably be 
lower than 1946«47 for tho 19^7-48 marketing year as a whole. If economic aid 
tO ( Europe is continued, Burley oxport prospects will bo somewhat better. The 
increase in Surley exports in the past year indicates greater intorest on the 
part of foreign countries in the production of the blended cigarette, which is 
common in this country. 
If total Burley disappearance during 1947-48 is between 510 to 535 Billion 
pounds, carry-over on October 1, 1948, would be from about 925 to : 950 million 
pounds- -not greatly different from tho record of 941 million pounds on October 1, 
1947* The national marketing quota for 1948 is 474 million pounds. If this,: 
amount is produced, total supplies of Burlcy for 1948-^9 will be from about 
1,400 to 1,425 million pounds, a little below each of the last 2 years but 
above every other year, *•* 
Total allotted acreage of Burley will be about 438,000 compared to 
469,000 in 1947 o However, harvested acreage generally runs somewhat below the 
allotments* la 1947, for instance, tho Crop Reporting Board estimated 419,000 
were harvested* Yields per aero during 1943-47 averaged 1,159 pounds, almost 
42 percent above the 1934-38 annual average. It is likely that genercus fer- 
tilizer application and intensive cultural practices will result in continued 
high per aero yields if the weather is average. Since the Sasrley loan- rate 
wj.L.l be based on tho September index of prices paid it will not vary greatly 
from that of tho 1947 crop season, 
MARYLAND TYPE 32 
Maryland Carry-over High 
October 1947 stocks of Maryland tobacco owned by dealers and manufacturers 
wore 30 porcont larger than in October 1946, It is estimated that these stocks 
were around 43 million pounds (farm-sales weight) on January 1, 10 or ' XL million 
