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Bad News for 2005 Production
By Helmut Rome
printed in European Cigar Cult Journal (autumn edition)
During the “Day of Tabacco Workers”, which took place in San Antonio de los Baños, in the province of Pinar del Río, the topic on everyone’s mind was this year’s unfortunate bottleneck in the cigar production. Key talking points include the promise of a raise for the tobacco workers and the announcement of this year’s serious manufacture problems facing the Cuban cigar industry. Referring to the shortages in both wrapper leaves (capas) and filler tobacco (tripas) for export cigars, experts attributed these to proportionally higher production failures in the tobacco harvest. According to official statements, only 60% of the target figures for San Juan y Martinez in Pinar del Río province – largest production zone for wrapper leaves – as well as a plantations in San Antonio de los Boños, La Habana, Manicaragua, and Sancti Spiritus were reached. Matters were made worse by heavy rainfall in April and May, partially due to tropical storm Arlene. Jose Quiñones, one of the engineers responsible for the area of San Juan y Martinez, as reporting moisture damage of up to 12 million wrapping leaves, a result of difficulties in protection over 4,000 Casas de Tabaco from the torrential rainfall. According to Quiñones estimates, this harvest’s yield in Panar del Río province will shrink by around 20%. Further causes for low yield – which is not just limited to Pinar del Rio, but extends to Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara and Camagüey – include poor tobacco quality, lack of human resources and theft.
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Bad News for 2005 Production
By Helmut Rome
printed in European Cigar Cult Journal (autumn edition)
During the “Day of Tabacco Workers”, which took place in San Antonio de los Baños, in the province of Pinar del Río, the topic on everyone’s mind was this year’s unfortunate bottleneck in the cigar production. Key talking points include the promise of a raise for the tobacco workers and the announcement of this year’s serious manufacture problems facing the Cuban cigar industry. Referring to the shortages in both wrapper leaves (capas) and filler tobacco (tripas) for export cigars, experts attributed these to proportionally higher production failures in the tobacco harvest. According to official statements, only 60% of the target figures for San Juan y Martinez in Pinar del Río province – largest production zone for wrapper leaves – as well as a plantations in San Antonio de los Boños, La Habana, Manicaragua, and Sancti Spiritus were reached. Matters were made worse by heavy rainfall in April and May, partially due to tropical storm Arlene. Jose Quiñones, one of the engineers responsible for the area of San Juan y Martinez, as reporting moisture damage of up to 12 million wrapping leaves, a result of difficulties in protection over 4,000 Casas de Tabaco from the torrential rainfall. According to Quiñones estimates, this harvest’s yield in Panar del Río province will shrink by around 20%. Further causes for low yield – which is not just limited to Pinar del Rio, but extends to Sancti Spiritus, Villa Clara and Camagüey – include poor tobacco quality, lack of human resources and theft.
