Pinar del Río, the region in Western Cuba where most of the country’s premium tobacco is grown, is facing perhaps the worst tobacco harvest in history, according to a report by Granma, the Cuban state-run newspaper. The lingering effects of Hurricane Ian, which destroyed most of Pinar del Río’s tobacco barns in late September, are largely to blame.
The hurricane made landfall in Pinar del Río on September 27, and tore across the island with winds in excess of 100 miles per hour, leveling about 90 percent of the region’s tobacco curing barns, more than 10,000 structures in all. Burdened by the impossible task of rebuilding them all in time for the growing season, Tabacuba, the agricultural arm of Cuba’s tobacco industry, said in a report that it would prioritize the highest-quality farms to meet export demands. Tabacuba cited lack of building materials as the main problem.
Edit: You could argue this should be posted in Cigars & Related. However (comma) it is knowledge recently acquired. So..
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