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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”

Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Visits Sancti Spíritus to ‘Put His Foot Down’ Against Illegalities

With the economy on the rocks and the usual voluntarism, nothing will stop the province from celebrating July 26 in style. 14ymedio, Havana, June 20, 2024 — A delegation of ministers and senior officials arrived in Sancti Spíritus this Wednesday to carry out a government visit that soon turned into a hunt for “illegal MSMEs” … Continue reading “Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Visits Sancti Spíritus to ‘Put His Foot Down’ Against Illegalities”

Cuba’s Official Press Requests a Hard Hand With the Ranchers of Camagüey Who Aren’t Delivering Milk

Almost 1,800 producers in the province have not supplied a single liter of milk so far this year 14ymedio, Havana, June 7, 2024 — Of the 8,023 farmers who signed a contract with the State this year in Camagüey, more than half – about 4,198 – have failed to comply with the daily delivery of … Continue reading “Cuba’s Official Press Requests a Hard Hand With the Ranchers of Camagüey Who Aren’t Delivering Milk”

Only One Sixth of the Tobacco Harvested in Sancti Spíritus Can Be Used for Export

It is “the lowest production in history” in the province, admit the directors of Acopio 14ymedio, Havana, 30 May 2024 — The tobacco industry in Sancti Spíritus once again fell below mediocrity. Of the sol en palo [sun grown] tobacco – which is used to make cigarros – only 351 tons were collected, 67% of … Continue reading “Only One Sixth of the Tobacco Harvested in Sancti Spíritus Can Be Used for Export”

With Blackouts and Little Food, the State Markets of Ciego de Ávila Open Until Midnight

Cuban officialdom does not mention several obvious problems of this approach: blackouts, lack of products and corruption in the food sector in the province. 14ymedio, Havana, May 29, 2024 — At least five state markets in the province of Ciego de Ávila will begin working until midnight every day of the week. The decision, made … Continue reading “With Blackouts and Little Food, the State Markets of Ciego de Ávila Open Until Midnight”

Waste from a Meliá Hotel Contaminates the Beaches and Mangroves of Trinidad, Cuba

 The spill has also caused damage to crayfish, crabs, fish and waterfowl in the area. 14ymedio, Havana, May 25, 2024 — Meliá Trinidad Peninsula, the hotel colossus that accounted for 60% of the construction budget for 2023 in Sancti Spíritus, has caused a significant deterioration of the province’s mangroves in just six months of activity. … Continue reading “Waste from a Meliá Hotel Contaminates the Beaches and Mangroves of Trinidad, Cuba”

The Government Unearths a Case of Illegal Slaughter of Livestock To Warn Farmers

 The three involved in the robbery, which occurred in 2022, were sentenced to six and nine years in prison 14ymedio, Havana, April 25, 2024 — The official press unearthed, this Wednesday, the case of theft of two horses and two oxen in Ciego de Ávila in 2022, perpetrated by three farmers living in Sancti Spíritus. … Continue reading “The Government Unearths a Case of Illegal Slaughter of Livestock To Warn Farmers”

China Will Send 1 Percent of Cuba’s Monthly Rice Need for April

14ymedio, Havana, 4 April 2024 — A donation of 68 tons of rice from China landed this Wednesday at the José Martí International Airport in Havana. The aid is part of a program to send a total of 408 tons of the product this April to the Island – 1% of the 36,000 tons consumed … Continue reading “China Will Send 1 Percent of Cuba’s Monthly Rice Need for April”

A Flood of Livestock ‘Incidents’ Alarms Artemisa’s Inspectors

14ymedio, Havana, 29 March 2024 — “Animals without a brand or ear tag, with an unreported change of category, off the farm without authorization and without documents” have been just some of the 9,300 violations found by the Cuban authorities during the investigation carried out this month on the lands and livestock in Artemisa province. … Continue reading “A Flood of Livestock ‘Incidents’ Alarms Artemisa’s Inspectors”

Rice Production in Sierpe, Cuba Falls 62 Percent after Vietnamese Advisors Leave

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 28 March 2024 — Since technical advisors from Vietnam left in frustration in 2022, the rice farmers of Sierpe, a town in Sancti Spíritus province, are increasingly feeling pressure from the state to increase production. They are not happy about having to turn over the bulk of their crops to … Continue reading “Rice Production in Sierpe, Cuba Falls 62 Percent after Vietnamese Advisors Leave”

For Cuba’s ‘Vegueros’ (Farmers) in Sancti Spiritus, Tobacco Is No Longer a Profitable Business

14ymedio, Havana, 21 March 2024 — The current tobacco planting campaign in Sancti Spíritus, the territory with the second highest production in the country, is barely at 49%. According to the official press, which could not disguise its disappointment with the figure, the main causes of the debacle are the lack of fuel to carry … Continue reading “For Cuba’s ‘Vegueros’ (Farmers) in Sancti Spiritus, Tobacco Is No Longer a Profitable Business”

The Definitive Collapse of the Cuban Economy?

14ymedio, Ariel Hidalgo, 4 March 2023, Miami — That the Cuban Government has asked, for the first time, the management of the UN World Food Program, for help to subsidize milk for children under seven years of age is a clear example of the situation that the country is going through, since the Cuban leadership has … Continue reading “The Definitive Collapse of the Cuban Economy?”

Tourism Industry to Get Tomatoes but Cubans Will Have to Wait until February

14ymedio, Havana, 29 January 2024 — Rain and planting delays are conspiring to keep tomatoes out of Cienfuegos’ produce markets. At least that is the excuse provided on Monday by local officials, who readily admitted that tomatoes destined for tourist hotels and specialized food service establishments are grown year round in the controlled climate conditions … Continue reading “Tourism Industry to Get Tomatoes but Cubans Will Have to Wait until February”