Tabacuba is strengthening its operations with new trucks and tankers while the Cuban fields continue to wait for supplies

[El Presidente]

https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-10-08-u1-e197721-s27061-nid312535-tabacuba-refuerza-nuevos-camiones-pipas-mientras

The Agropecuary Transport Company, part of Tabacuba, recently acquired a new fleet of heavy vehicles which, according to its executives, will enhance the transportation of resources for agricultural and agro-industrial tobacco activities in the province of Pinar del Río, reported the newspaper Guerrillero.

According to the media on their online space, the acquisition includes 10 tractor wedges, 21 semi-trailers, and five fuel tankers, as well as light vehicles for administrative use and funeral services in the tobacco-growing areas.

 

These vehicles are added to a fleet that is partly outdated, with units that exceed 50 years of operation, but have been maintained through scheduled repairs.

Better logistics... but producers are still waiting

According to Emilio Triana Ordaz, the general director of the company, the new means will expedite the transfer of more than 200 containers with resources for the upcoming tobacco campaign, which begins this month.

However, while Tabacuba improves its fleet and logistics structure, the Cuban countryside continues to face a severe shortage of basic supplies, ranging from fertilizers to fuel, a situation that has limited agricultural production in various provinces.

Diversification and control

The company has diversified its business operations: in addition to transporting wood and tobacco, it now also transports fertilizers, basic staple goods, materials for the housing program, and provides support for solid waste collection and funeral services.

It also implemented an internal control system: each driver is responsible for keeping their vehicle in optimal condition, and a committee of experts was established to assign positions to new drivers, with the aim of enhancing efficiency.

An evident contrast

As Tabacuba strengthens its logistical apparatus, the contrast with the reality of agricultural producers, many of whom are still awaiting resources for planting, becomes increasingly evident.

Although the company insists that the new fleet will improve efficiency in the "port-transport-internal economy" chain, the structural problems in Cuban agriculture go far beyond the transportation of supplies: chronic resource scarcity, dependence on imports, and a lack of autonomy for producers.

With these investments, Tabacuba aims to maintain its key role within the tobacco sector, which continues to be one of the main sources of export income for the island. However, on the ground, many farmers are still waiting for that machinery to translate into real supplies and productive improvements.

In August, six tobacco producers as part of an incentive program aimed at boosting production and encouraging participation in the value chain of the sector.

Tabacuba acknowledges the use of prison labor to produce cigars

This week, the Cuban regime has been exposed after admitting, through a statement from Tabacuba, that incarcerated individuals on the island are involved in the production of the renowned Cuban cigars.

The statement, issued in response to a report from ONG Prisoners Defenders and published by the specialized outlet Halfwheel, confirms what has been denounced for years: the exploitation of prisoners as part of the production chain of one of the most lucrative industries in Cuba.

The report from Prisoners Defenders, based in Madrid, detailed that at the Quivicán prison, at least 40 inmates work as rollers, along with two civilians who serve as instructors and administrators.

[ha_banos]

Where those Cohiba at Miguel?

[Allroz]

Makes sense they didn’t go EV 😂

[madandana]

They don’t even have the E.

[SCgarman]

I'm curious where is the fuel coming from to power those internal combustion engines? 

[ElLoboLoco]

If they can get more prisoners rolling cigars and selling robustos for $65 a cigar, they can get through this.

[SCgarman]

18 hours ago, ElLoboLoco said:

If they can get more prisoners rolling cigars and selling robusto’s for $65 a cigar, they can get through this.

A $65 PSD4. That's hilarious. I'm not buying. No Bueno.

[VeguerosMAN]

17 hours ago, SCgarman said:

I'm curious where is the fuel coming from to power those internal combustion engines? 

Venezuela??