"Hail fell without rain": A fierce hailstorm in the tobacco-growing area of Salta once again exposed the fragility

According to the Salta Tobacco Chamber, tobacco production in the province is an activity that brings together more than 25,000 families. Generations and generations of tobacco growers bet, every year, on this crop, making it one of the most important in the NOA. Last Sunday, during the siesta hours, a significant hailstorm descended upon the fields of Chicoana and El Carril, affecting the tobacco crops. This is the heart of the cultivation. “It rained stones without rain for more than 20 minutes. First, it was larger hail and then it reduced in size,” comment concerned producers from the area. Bichos de Campo spoke with Darío Raposo, the new president of the Chicoana Zonal Delegation of the Salta Tobacco Chamber. At 33 years old, he belongs to the fourth family generation that produces tobacco in the Valle de Lerma. “My dad was also vice president of the chamber like my uncle Jorge Montañez who was the largest producer in the world between 1977 and 1978 with more than a million ...