• Submitted by: Luis Manuel Mazorra
• Business and Economy
• 11 / 14 / 2011

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November is crucial in the collection of arabica coffee on the island. Santiago de Cuba region highlighted in grain production continues with the collection.

Outstanding work of the municipalities growers of Guam, Songo-La Maya, San Luis and the second front, those with levels higher than those achieved collection provincially average.

Jorge Rodriguez, a specialist in the Delegation territorial Café of Agriculture, said that 603 000 cans were collected from the grain, into state power by way of purchase, which is then sent to the pulping.

Pulping program is 75 percent of its delivery and collection-total-of 91 percent is within the norm, ie between first and second grade, he said.

Experts of this crop in Santiago de Cuba estimate that there are currently over 85,000 cans of cherry ripe, so you must enter all the strength to finish collecting the grain harvest Arabic and planned to meet before November 30.

Carlos Arzuaga, sub-provincial of Agriculture to the attention of the line, Granma newspaper said recently that in order to ensure product quality and efficiency, demand the immediate pulping delivered and wakefulness cherry producers, collectors and staff industry.

Collect one million cans 543 000 472 fruit is the claim in the province of Santiago de Cuba, which would mean 52 percent of the amount planned in the country.