GUANTÁNAMO.—Coffee growers in the easternmost Cuban province of Guantánamo have successfully met this year’s production plans; and continue working to contribute an additional 150,000 cans of the grain.

To date, Guantánamo farmers had collected more than 1,724 tons of coffee, which exceeds the initial plan by 32,000 cans.

The municipalities of Maisí, Baracoa, Imías and Niceto Pérez were the first to reach production plans; whereas another eight regions will continue activities until February, 2012, local agriculture authorities told Granma.

On the even more positive side, 91.2 percent of the grain destined for industrial processing this year was of a very good quality, which also leads to an improvement in final product quality.

Guantánamo was also successful in increasing the number of coffee plantations to a total 1,719 hectares. In addition, more than 10 million plants are being raised at local hotbeds to cultivate 2,400 hectares in the 2012/2013 farming season.