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

Cuba Faces Smallest Tobacco Crop In History

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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