Maybe when one thinks about cigars, the first image that comes a to the mind is the habanos or cuban cigars; but since a copuple o years back, the principall produces of the so call premiun cigars, meaning the ones make by hand, 5 out of ten of them are make in Nicaragua, according to two specialized magazines of the industry.
The Tobacco culture that combines plantations, hand labour, life style and trade of high quality cigars, had transformed the turistical attraction of Estelí in recent years
The coffee is considered as a basic product of great importance in the world economy
In the last 5 years Nicaragua is between the first 12 coffee producers out of 56 countries, according to the ICO. It has been characterized by diversification of markets, improve the quality of the process and the promotion of internal and external consume
The USA and the EU are the principal markets for the Nicaraguan coffee, with 52% and 22% share, in the other important markets we have, Venezuela, Taiwan, Japan and others
The Nicaraguan Sugar industry currently counts with a wide capacity of production and high quality standards, that allows it to be a good product supplier.
The 67% of sugar production is exported to the USA, Europe, Taiwan, Canada, Haiti, Russia, and Venezuela.