{"id":3089,"date":"2020-04-08T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=3089"},"modified":"2020-04-08T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T18:28:17","slug":"ten-nicaraguan-cigar-factories-shut-down-due-to-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/canadacigarforum.com\/homev3\/?p=3089","title":{"rendered":"Ten Nicaraguan Cigar Factories Shut Down Due to COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
Posted on:\u00a0MARCH 31, 2020<\/a><\/div>\n
By:\u00a0<\/span>CHARLIE MINATO<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the number of Nicaraguan cigar factories suspending full operations continues to grow, and as of midday on Tuesday, the number of closures has reached double digits.<\/p>\n

Note: This article was originally published on March 27, the list of closures continues to be updated but the rest of the article remains as it was written originally.<\/em><\/p>\n

Factories including Tabacalera Aragon S.A. and \u00a0Mombacho Cigars\u2019 Casa Favilli began announcing closures last week. On Monday, Drew Estate, the country\u2019s largest factory, announced that it would be implementing an extended closure due to concerns about the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first large factory to announce such a closure, and was soon followed by a number of other factories announcing similar measures.<\/p>\n

So far, nine factories have confirmed to\u00a0halfwheel<\/em>\u00a0that they are shut down, while Black Label Trading Co. has announced that it will be closed for additional time following holy week.<\/p>\n