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Cuba
Tobacco Region Harvest Fell 12 Pct
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Tobacco Production Down
12 Percent in Cuba's Top Cigar-Producing
Region
HAVANA, 16 (AP) -- The tobacco harvest
in Cuba's main cigar-producing province
fell 12 percent this year compared to 2006
as excessive rain in the region took a heavy
toll, state media reported Wednesday.
Exact figures on the harvest in Pinar del
Rio province were not given, but the Communist
Party newspaper Granma put the year-to-year
decline at 12 percent. It said increased
humidity made it possible to harvest the
leaves of just 47,880 acres instead of the
planned 53,090 acres.
The newspaper also reported that officials
have already begun efforts to hire 11,700
workers for the next tobacco harvest. It
did not say if they would increase or trim
future work forces.
Pinar del Rio in westernmost Cuba is the
island's top producer of premium cigar tobacco.
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