PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Jan 6 (ACN) With the eagerness to plant some 19.769 hectares (ha) of tobacco in the current campaign, the farmers of Pinar del Rio, western Cuba, do not give up on this goal, despite the hurdles caused by the tightening of the U.S. blockade.
December closed with a balance of 10.847 hectares planted in Cuba's largest leaf-producing province, which is why Virginio Morales Novo, agricultural specialist with the Tabacuba business group, highlighted the efforts of the men and women dedicated to the crop, in order to continue their work this month.
In statements to the ACN, he insisted on the availability of crops and the correct preparation of the soils, a good part of which were tilled by animal traction, in support of the machinery and in response to irregularities in the supply of fuel.
So far, around 61.000 bushings have been collected and it is estimated that just over 100.000 will be collected this harvest.
He praised the favorable state of the plantations and the confrontation and control of the pests found in the fields with the existing methods.
For his part, Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero, Minister of Agriculture, in a visit to the province in December, encouraged the use of bioproducts to affect as little as possible the main exportable product in Cuban agriculture.
From the lands of Pinar del Rio, we obtain the best tobacco in the world and we ensure the totality of the guts and capes used in the industry; as well as a good part of the layers that cover the cigars.
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