NICARAGUA
Cigar manufacturer J. Cortès has bought the Oliva family’s leaf operations and three tobacco farms in Nicaragua, further consolidating its hand-rolled cigar operation in the country.
The three new farms – Pre Industria, Terranova, and El Manguito (now renamed to ‘Manguido” – are all in the Condega region and add to the existing fields J. Cortès bought from Oliva following an acquisition in 2016.
J. Cortès has pledged to uphold standards of sustainable farming – using as little water and pesticides as possible and creating a clear traceability path from plantation to customer.