Camagüey with more than two thousand planted hectares of cane

With more than two thousand hectares planted in September, this county came closer to the possible execution of the annual program of cane seed, essential to elevate the production of sugar.

In the 2009 the Sugar Managerial Group (GEA) of the territory planned to water seeds in 15 thousand 824 hectares, and at this time it is to 17 percent of reaching.

Of the eight companies dedicated to the cultivation of the gramineous , six report an important advance, almost sure of conquering the plan, but the other are very distant of achieving that foreseen when with October closes the rainy station and most of the plantations are in unirrigated land areas.

Leonel Sánchez who directs the cane production in the GEA, said that the probable execution will be based on the extra contribution of some entities like Panama, Brazil and Cándido González.

For Camagüey that in the coming sugar cane factory will fuction only four of their eight power stations for the deficit of the high matter in the farms, to reach the program of this year would contribute to increase the readiness for the two following campaigns.

Manolo Rogel, expert of the sugar sector in the county, pointed out that it is important to conquer the plan of the 2009, but also to assist these fields and the other appropriately.

In the crops the main stump is that of the sprouts, strongly damaged for the plastered, that which makes diminish the agricultural yield and the duration the plantations assured.

Recently, Erduin Delgado, one of the directive of the GEA, said that Camagüey in the fact possesses the most difficult situation of Cuba as for cane, increased by the damages of the hurricanes in the 2008.(Lucilo Tejera Díaz)