Read more Ramon Serafin stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34669/ramon-serafin.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 20:25:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37726/hurricanes-smoke-cuban-cigar-biz.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=136889&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003504' border='0' />Back-to-back blows from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have the Cuban tobacco industry reeling, reports the Miami Herald . Hurricane Ike alone destroyed half of this year's tobacco plants, more than 3,000 tobacco-drying barns and nearly 9,000 homes for workers. The destruction occurred just days after Gustav had already wreaked...A woman sorts tobacco leaves by hand at a warehouse in the western province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Tousands of tobacco drying sheds were destroyed by hurricanes Gustav and Ike. http://www.newser.com/story/37726/hurricanes-smoke-cuban-cigar-biz.htmlThu, 18 Sep 2008 02:55:07 CDT