Mexico increases Quota on Cuban Cigars from one to two million.

[El Presidente]

...and I had no idea there was even a quota!

http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexico-and-Cuba-to-Expand-Trade-Relations-20141008-0007.html

[polarbear]

Can I just point out that in an article about Cuban Cigars the photo toping the article is a bunch of Cigars from the Dom Republic

[garbandz]

That's the media for you,they do not care about facts,they just want to be first...............

I wonder if Mexico has raised the quota on fakes.............

[gtejada]

I guess we can expect a bunch of sites from Mexico popping up selling fakes now.

[tjohn7]

Can I just point out that in an article about Cuban Cigars the photo toping the article is a bunch of Cigars from the Dom Republic

Classic.

[tjohn7]

Rob: Any idea if this will affect global prices and/or availability of smokes?

[Dozerhead]

Those 2 million cigars will go well with the 10 million fakes already there.

[1LegLance]

_{My 16yr old son and I just spent 3 days on our moto's riding around Baja Norte and one of our stops included a "cigar shop" in San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez side.}

_{Not only were the wrappers of the sticks super wrinkled from the humidifier mist falling directly on the sticks but the fun we had looking at all the mistakes on the boxes and bands ending up getting us kicked out.}

_{Oh well even at a La Casa del Habano in Mexico the prices are nuts so I will stick with taking my own habanos when I travel.}

[madandana]

Of course their increasing imports...Rush is going back.

[El Presidente]

Rob: Any idea if this will affect global prices and/or availability of smokes?

I seriously doubt it. 1 million cigars is neither here nor there.

[tjohn7]

I seriously doubt it. 1 million cigars is neither here nor there.

Good to know. I did as thorough a search as possible of the Interweb to see Habanos' production numbers but couldn't find any reliable data.

[polarbear]

Good to know. I did as thorough a search as possible of the Interweb to see Habanos' production numbers but couldn't find any reliable data.

Last number I heard someone throw around was 55 million per year

That seems a little high, but I'm not in the know about these things

[Lant63]

Does this mean a new rodolfo, or double corona Edmundo Dante may be on the horizon?

[DrunkenMonkey]

Of course their increasing imports...Rush is going back.

Which one smokes cigars? Alex, Geddy, or Neil?

[CUBANO]

More interested in the increase of Rum import. Hopefully we get a better selection at Duty Free, and local stores.

[Puros Y Vino]

Which one smokes cigars? Alex, Geddy, or Neil?

Don't know whether they're into cigars but they're certainly wine aficionados. If you've seen their recent documentary there's a scene where they are dining and opining on wines. My GF ran into Geddy at a fancy French restaurant last year. Said the table was full of wines for their party of four.

[cns187]

just came back from Mexico, it's amazing how many shops are selling fakes right on 5th Ave in Playa Del Carmen

[Habana Mike]

Can I just point out that in an article about Cuban Cigars the photo toping the article is a bunch of Cigars from the Dom Republic

Seriously. WTF!