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Came across this black & white video of Cuba in the 1920's with extensive coverage of tobacco harvesting.

I read this article today on Cubanet, an independent news platform, that contains very interesting information on what the Cuban tobacco planters ( Vegueros ) get paid for their harvest by the state ( the one & only buyer for their product ) and what costs and problems they encounter today, like lacking fertilizer, petrol, anti-pests sprays and many more things. The price they receive for a quintal ( 100 kgs ) of dried first class tobacco from the state is 2.385 Cuban pesos, that is approx. US$ 100. A typical farmer like Camilo Chimea in Manicaragua, Villa Clara, will have ca. 30 quintales of first class tobacco a year and receives US$ 3000 for the harvest - from which he will have to pay for all expenses, the seeds from the state, staff, petrol, fertilizers and materials for the tobacco barn as well as his living costs. Sorry, article is in Spanish only - contains a video interview with the planters as well. https://www.cubanet.org/mas-noticias/con-cuanto-dinero-del-tabaco-se-queda-el-estado/