Tobacco barns and other structures at the famous Robaina farm in Pinar del Río were leveled by Hurricane Ian last fall. (Photo/Hirochi Robaina)

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. 

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