As could not be otherwise in the turbulent Misiones, where the fragile situation of small producers is mixed with political intrigues of all kinds and colors, the start of the tobacco collection campaign 2025/26 began with a blockade by a group of settlers against the Cooperativa Tabacalera de Misiones (CTM), the main recipient of tobacco in that province. After an agreement on prices signed days ago by the tobacco institutions, a peaceful start to the tobacco collection was expected this Monday. The CTM announced the start of this task while the rest of the collection points will open this same week. But a group of settlers led by Maximiliano Hoff, a tobacco producer identified with LLA (La Libertad Avanza), decided to block the entry of tobacco to these facilities. “We are in front of the cooperative here, blocking the collection point, so that no more tobacco is collected. It is unfortunate, first of all, the price that the unions signed,” explained Hoff himself, who clarified ...