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Cuba: Acopio Loses Its Monopoly, but the State Retains Partial Control Over the Sale of Agricultural Products

The Government reserves the most profitable sectors, such as tobacco and honey, and maintains control over exports 14ymedio, Madrid, April 9, 2026 – The commercialization of agricultural production will no longer be a monopoly of the Cuban State company Acopio, as it has been for 40 years. According to the regulation published this Thursday in … Continue reading “Cuba: Acopio Loses Its Monopoly, but the State Retains Partial Control Over the Sale of Agricultural Products”

Cuba: Acopio Will Pay Successful Tobacco Growers in Sancti Spíritus Partly in Hard Currency

The State only has 1,962 acres secured of the 5,607 that it planned to exploit for tobacco 14ymedio, Havana, 30 August 2024 — Exactly one year ago, with hands on their heads, the authorities of Sancti Spíritus wondered what to do to revive tobacco production. Whatever the methods were, they didn’t work, and this August, … Continue reading “Cuba: Acopio Will Pay Successful Tobacco Growers in Sancti Spíritus Partly in Hard Currency”

Cuban State Company Acopio Owes Five Million Pesos to the Farmers of Cienfuegos

Along with cattle theft, the situation is putting the food supply in the province in jeopardy 14ymedio, Havana, 24 June 2024 — The guajiros of Cienfuegos are desperate; the state company Acopio has owed them a total of five million pesos for months and, without money, they cannot reinvest in planting for the next harvest. … Continue reading “Cuban State Company Acopio Owes Five Million Pesos to the Farmers of Cienfuegos”

Cuban State Company Acopio Owes Millions of Pesos to Farmers in the Province of Las Tunas

14ymedio, Havana, November 28, 2023 — The state companies of Las Tunas are being suffocated by debts, the provincial authorities lamented on Tuesday. Among the defaults to its suppliers, the unpaid credits in the bank and the lack of budget, the worst situation is presented by Acopio, with millions in defaults, followed closely by the … Continue reading “Cuban State Company Acopio Owes Millions of Pesos to Farmers in the Province of Las Tunas”

While the Government Proposes to Limit Acopio, Farmers Want to Eliminate It

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 6 November 2020 — Measures announced on this Thursday’s Roundtable TV program suggest a tentative relaxation of the agricultural market. For example, private farmers will be able to sell part of their production on their own, provided that they first comply with Acopio’s* agreed deliveries. This is what emerges from the … Continue reading “While the Government Proposes to Limit Acopio, Farmers Want to Eliminate It”

Cuban Farmers Try to Sell Their Land at Fire-Sale Prices Amid the Energy Crisis

Without fuel for irrigation, tractors, or deliveries, dozens of people are advertising their farms for sale on social media. 14ymedio, Madrid, July 6, 2026 – The fuel shortage is delivering the final blow to the Cuban countryside. A few days ago, 14ymedio learned of the case of a cattle rancher who sold his farm, complete … Continue reading “Cuban Farmers Try to Sell Their Land at Fire-Sale Prices Amid the Energy Crisis”

The Cuban Communist Party Calls Plenum to Ratify Economic Reforms

The National Assembly will evaluate the new measures this Thursday. Although the press, especially the international media, has largely accepted that narrative, most of the announcements made on Friday were laws and decrees that had already been published in the Official Gazette. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, June 16, 2026 — The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) on … Continue reading “The Cuban Communist Party Calls Plenum to Ratify Economic Reforms”

Díaz-Canel Creates False Expectations About Economic Reforms in Cuba

Only in tourism is there a possibility of change, still undefined, with “new approaches and new players” to exploit existing infrastructure. 14ymedio, Madrid, June 12 2026 / Cuba’s official press managed to create expectations for a few minutes by announcing that Miguel Díaz-Canel would make public this Friday a package of economic reforms that would … Continue reading “Díaz-Canel Creates False Expectations About Economic Reforms in Cuba”

Capping Prices in Agro-Markets in Havana Is a New Attempt ‘To Regulate Marketing’

“When they say they’re going to lower prices, the products disappear,” complains the population 14ymedio, Havana, September 30, 2025 — After closing the fourth exercise of control of illegalities last Sunday, the government of Havana announced on Monday a new price cap on various foods. This is the umpteenth “effort to regulate the marketing of … Continue reading “Capping Prices in Agro-Markets in Havana Is a New Attempt ‘To Regulate Marketing’”

The Fall of Cuba’s ‘Freely Convertible Currency’ Sinks Private Tobacco Producers in Pinar del Río

A ‘veguero’ from San Juan y Martínez points out the unfair treatment by Tabacuba, which gets richer while the ‘guajiros’ get poorer. 14ymedio, Madrid, August 11, 2025 — Alfredo Pérez, a veguero of the best tobacco area in Cuba, San Juan y Martínez (Pinar del Río), has put a damper on the fiesta in the … Continue reading “The Fall of Cuba’s ‘Freely Convertible Currency’ Sinks Private Tobacco Producers in Pinar del Río”

In Matanzas, Competition Is Fierce Between Licensed Pushcart Vendors and Illegal Sellers

“I can’t compete with their prices because I pay taxes,” complains a street vendor in Peñas Altas. 14ymedio, Pablo Padilla Cruz, Matanzas, 12 August 2025 — Police officers and state inspectors evicted and imposed 5,000-peso fines on several street vendors of agricultural products who were operating without a license near the building known as 13 … Continue reading “In Matanzas, Competition Is Fierce Between Licensed Pushcart Vendors and Illegal Sellers”

Camagüey, Cuba Lost More Than 66,000 Cattle in 2024

“If this trend continues, there will be no livestock in approximately 15 years.” 14ymedio, Madrid, June 10, 2025 — At the end of 2024, Camagüey had 432,749 head of cattle, after losing more than 66,000 in those twelve months alone. ” If this trend continues, in about 15 years there will be no livestock” in … Continue reading “Camagüey, Cuba Lost More Than 66,000 Cattle in 2024”

Last Year’s “Frenetic Fishing” Leads to Shortages in Cuba’s Largest Reservoir

The fish hide from the boats and are nervous all the time. 14ymedio, Havana, May 7, 2025 — A year ago, the official press celebrated that fish from the Zaza reservoir in Sancti Spíritus could be “caught by hand” thanks to drought. Escambray had to confirm, this Tuesday, what 14ymedio warned about at the time: … Continue reading “Last Year’s “Frenetic Fishing” Leads to Shortages in Cuba’s Largest Reservoir”

‘In Cuba, if the Police Catch You With a Backpack of Coffee, Even a Small One, They’ll Take It Away From You’

A coffee grower from Sancti Spíritus lost everything by selling the beans on his own, without going through the State agency Acopio 14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 20 March 2025 — The story of Isidro, a guajiro — as he will be known to protect his identity—is spreading in Sancti Spíritus, after authorities confiscated 465 … Continue reading “‘In Cuba, if the Police Catch You With a Backpack of Coffee, Even a Small One, They’ll Take It Away From You’”

Cubans’ Obsession With Potatoes Takes Over Luyanó Amid Blackout

In Havana it is a major event, while in the countryside “they have it at hand” 14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 6 March 2025 — Potatoes have just arrived at the rationed markets in Havana and Cubans do not need a town crier to alert them. With bags on their shoulders or carts in hand, … Continue reading “Cubans’ Obsession With Potatoes Takes Over Luyanó Amid Blackout”