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[:es]US Trade Barriers Affect Famous Cuban Cigar Brand HABANOS[:]

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Havana, Aug 31 .-Economic and trade measures imposed and intensified by US against Cuba have affected one of the most demanded Cuban products at world market, Cuban Habanos.

 

The report on the 72/4 resolution of the General Assembly of UN : Need to put an end of the economic, commercial and finance blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, includes, among other issues, the damage to the Cuban Cigar Industry.

This text (it covers from April 2017 up to March 2018) tells how up to 1962 Cuba was the natural market of the US to buy cigars.

The text also explains the average price of Habano S.A exports in 2017 is 2, 69 per unit, so the damage is of 134, 500,000 dollars due to the inability of putting this product in the North American market. (Prensa Latina)

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