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One of Virginia and Maryland's biggest exports, casks of tobacco await transport to foreign ports. Europe and Asia are large consumers of American tobacco products. Manufactured tobacco topped the list in dollar value of all the products exported from Virginia ports in 1998 and 1999.
Courtesy of The Virginia Port Authority

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