El Presidente Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 * No...it doesn't al make sense ....but we get the gist http://english.cctv.com/2017/05/30/ARTIKaamsAyRQeLBcn0GE6Rc170530.shtml HAVANA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Cuba will conclude its current tobacco harvest with almost 30,000 tons of leaves, which is expected to increase incomes of one of the island's main exports and have a positive impact on its economy. The state-owned Tabacuba business group on Monday reported a "favorable" harvest as all cigar companies in the country fulfilled the plantation process. However, not all of them will complete the scheduled productions. Gonzalo Rodriguez, agricultural director of Tabacuba, said to local media that the western province of Pinar del Rio, where the best leaves are planted, contributed about 70 percent of the national production and will try to reach 19,000 tons. "We'll advance on a project to promote tobacco plantations in the eastern and central areas of the island in order to supply the Holguin cigar factory which has a demand of more than 8,000 tons of leaves," he said. Rodriguez highlighted the "significant" increase in "covered tobacco," which is a method to grow the crop inside a cloth covered house that filters sunlight and retains the heat allowing bigger and thinner leaves. "These thin leaves collected at these plantations are used to cover the outside layer of premium cigars to give them the finest taste of all," he said. In addition, he said the island hopes to complete the harvest in mid-July and then start planting seeds for the next tobacco campaign. Last year, Cuba reached 24,000 tons of leaves during its tobacco harvest, according to official data provided by Tabacuba. Tabacuba runs 96 cigar factories in the nation, 46 of which are dedicated exclusively to producing cigars for exports and are entirely rolled by hand. This industry employs about 200,000 workers in the island, and the figure rises to 250,000 at the peak of the harvest. Cigar exports are the fourth source of revenues to Cuba's gross domestic product, which reached 445 million U.S. dollars in 2016. Currently, the main clients of Cuban cigars are customers in Spain, France, China and Germany.
maxcjs0101 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Triple banded Edition Limitadas, Regionals, Anniversarios coming for your bucks. 2
TNT009 Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 1 hour ago, JohnnyCigar said: Me want Cohiba! Behikes to be exact! 1
PigFish Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 4 hours ago, OZCUBAN said: All they need now is some decent rollers ? ... all they need is a new government... (new management)! The rest will follow... -R 4
99call Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Surprised to hear France is a big importer! I bet there all minis
Elvis Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 38 minutes ago, 99call said: Surprised to hear France is a big importer! I bet there all minis Don't bet the rent on it. I highly recommend a trip to France to see for yourself. 1
99call Posted May 31, 2017 Posted May 31, 2017 Just now, Elvis said: Don't bet the rent on it. I highly recommend a trip to France to see for yourself. Great to know, where do you recommend?
NSXCIGAR Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 19 hours ago, maxcjs0101 said: Triple banded Edition Limitadas, Regionals, Anniversarios coming for your bucks. Yep, nice big wrapper leaves = mega monsters! 62+ RG, here we come! 1
shlomo Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Why have so many ppl been yapping that this is another horrible year for harvests in Cuba? Nobody actually knows. It's all speculation, gossip and rumours. Ppl trying to sound "in the know" and get the feeling of being important. If it rally is a good Harvest year, when will prices drop back to where they should be? LOL
JR Kipling Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Maybe they need all that baccy for the 'newest & greatest' jaw breaker ring gauge sticks they're coming out with Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro
NSXCIGAR Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 7 hours ago, shlomo said: Why have so many ppl been yapping that this is another horrible year for harvests in Cuba? I haven't seen anyone saying or suggesting this...the crop appears to be undeniably great both in quality and quantity. When Tabacuba classifies the harvest as "favorable" that's about as close to praising it to the heavens as we'll ever see. Not even the state is attempting to throw cold water on it. And even if the crop is superb I wouldn't expect prices to drop. I would expect production to ramp back up and quality to increase. Prices are really not out of line with NC premium cigars and I'd be happy to pay current prices if quality improves and low-production models come back. 2
shlomo Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 2 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said: I haven't seen anyone saying or suggesting this...the crop appears to be undeniably great both in quality and quantity. When Tabacuba classifies the harvest as "favorable" that's about as close to praising it to the heavens as we'll ever see. Not even the state is attempting to throw cold water on it. And even if the crop is superb I wouldn't expect prices to drop. I would expect production to ramp back up and quality to increase. Prices are really not out of line with NC premium cigars and I'd be happy to pay current prices if quality improves and low-production models come back. Flip around this forum. Several people have mentioned it.
Winchester21 Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 On 5/31/2017 at 9:13 AM, TNT009 said: Behikes to be exact! Or some decent CoRos???
El Presidente Posted June 2, 2017 Author Posted June 2, 2017 11 hours ago, shlomo said: Why have so many ppl been yapping that this is another horrible year for harvests in Cuba? First I have heard of it.
SCgarman Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 3 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said: I haven't seen anyone saying or suggesting this...the crop appears to be undeniably great both in quality and quantity. When Tabacuba classifies the harvest as "favorable" that's about as close to praising it to the heavens as we'll ever see. Not even the state is attempting to throw cold water on it. And even if the crop is superb I wouldn't expect prices to drop. I would expect production to ramp back up and quality to increase. Prices are really not out of line with NC premium cigars and I'd be happy to pay current prices if quality improves and low-production models come back. Considering the onerous taxes in some US states on NC cigars, Cuban boxes are a bargain, IMO 4
shlomo Posted June 2, 2017 Posted June 2, 2017 12 hours ago, shlomo said: Why have so many ppl been yapping that this is another horrible year for harvests in Cuba? Nobody actually knows. It's all speculation, gossip and rumours. Ppl trying to sound "in the know" and get the feeling of being important. If it rally is a good Harvest year, when will prices drop back to where they should be? LOL Well...I flipped around and couldn't find the posts I thought I read. Yay for more quality tobacco. Boo for Shlomo's lack of research... 1
Randy956 Posted June 9, 2017 Posted June 9, 2017 What has the Cuban's leaf tonnage been the last 5 or so years, I wonder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
feral Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 Well...I flipped around and couldn't find the posts I thought I read. Yay for more quality tobacco. Boo for Shlomo's lack of research...I remember reading something similar on here. It was a translated article from a Cuban paper. There was Pinar del Rio area farmers complaining about not getting paid and failed crops due to untimely rain. Does this ring a bell?Maybe I imagined it.Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk
shlomo Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, feral said: I remember reading something similar on here. It was a translated article from a Cuban paper. There was Pinar del Rio area farmers complaining about not getting paid and failed crops due to untimely rain. Does this ring a bell? Maybe I imagined it. Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk Possibly. I spent 5 minutes looking, couldn't find anything, realized I really didn't care, and left it at that. Not important.
laficion Posted June 10, 2017 Posted June 10, 2017 On 31/05/2017 at 11:11 PM, 99call said: Surprised to hear France is a big importer! I bet there all minis Sorry to say but I can see that you have NOT traveled that much outside of the U.S.A. !!!!!!!!!!! Guy
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