Cuba begins its 2026–2027 tobacco-growing season
The plan calls for planting 20,000 hectares, with Pinar del Río accounting for about 12,000.
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Planting for Cuba’s 2026–2027 tobacco season officially began Saturday. The campaign covers 20,000 hectares nationwide.
Pinar del Río will account for 60 percent of the planned area, about 12,000 hectares. Tabacuba agricultural director Osvaldo Santana said planting had already begun in seven of the province’s 11 municipalities before the official start.
Santana predicted that the campaign “will again be difficult” and attributed that outlook to what he called the U.S. oil blockade, which he said worsened Cuba’s economic situation beginning in January. The source also mentions the effects of hurricanes and the energy and economic crisis on the sector.