The ill-fated ten million ton sugar harvest of 1970 failed in part because
A) there was a sharp decline in the demand for sugar in international markets.
B) the United States employed biological warfare to destroy the cane crop.
C) a terrible hurricane season destroyed the bulk of the cane.
D) professional cane-cutters took advantage of other jobs made possible by the Revolution.

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The failure of the 1970 sugar harvest in Cuba was partly due to the fact that professional cane-cutters left for other jobs created by the Revolution, leading to a shortage of skilled labor for the harvest.

The Ill-Fated Ten Million Ton Sugar Harvest of 1970 Failed