As US-Cuba Ties Open, Cuban Cigars May Disrupt Global Market

While American cigar aficionados are hailing a series of measures designed to build economic and political ties between the U.S. and Cuba for giving them a chance to get their hands on coveted brands such as Montecristo and Romeo y Julieta, there is likely a downside on the horizon: The move will increase competition for cigar makers in other Caribbean Basin countries, which have been producing most of the U.S. supply during the 52-year-long embargo.