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Does anyone else get the impression that Tabacuba are in deep....deep.... do do ? :rolleyes:

 

Cuba’s Habanos Depending More on Machine-Made Cigars

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Habanos S.A., Cuba’s premium cigar exporter, is increasingly leaning on machine-made cigars produced at the Internacional Cubana de Tabacos (ICT) factory in Havana, according to The Havana Times. Though lacking the prestige of hand-rolled cigars, these products generated $38 million in revenue in 2024, part of Habanos S.A.’s record $827 million annual earnings.

The factory, a joint venture with Spain’s Tabacalera, runs 64 machines and operates three shifts daily, producing up to 800,000 cigars a day to meet global demand under the Cohiba, Partagás, Montecristo, and Romeo y Julieta brands.

Industry insiders acknowledge that Habanos’ luxury clientele won’t abandon premium hand-rolled cigars. Yet for now, machine-made alternatives are helping cushion the blow from Cuba’s deepening agricultural and infrastructure crisis, according to the newspaper.

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This is according to plan. Roll for the high rollers (see what I did there.) Machine mades to make up some numbers as there are not enough people roller machines. And the middle cheap customers get what they are given in the spare time. 

 

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1 hour ago, ha_banos said:

This is according to plan. Roll for the high rollers (see what I did there.) Machine mades to make up some numbers as there are not enough people roller machines. And the middle cheap customers get what they are given in the spare time. 

.....meanwhile back at headquarters.....

 

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Whether they like it or not, Cuba has to service their biggest market. And the Spanish have long preferred daily 'cheap and cheerfuls' options.

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