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Bread Making is Slowed Down by a Shortage of Flour and Fuel

14ymedio, Havana, 25 October 2022 — Bread didn’t reach the tables of Cuban families in several municipalities in the provinces of Guantánamo and Holguín last week. The lack of flour and fuel prevented companies from accomplishing the production needed to guarantee supplies. In Guantánamo, the director of the Food Industry, Albis Hernández Díaz, recognized that … Continue reading “Bread Making is Slowed Down by a Shortage of Flour and Fuel”

Breadfruit Tree Proposed to Relieve Shortage of Flour in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 26 August 2021 — After a year of flour shortage in Cuba, the Government announced this Thursday the launch of a project on the Isle of Youth to obtain breadfruit flour. The objective is to obtain this raw material to have greater availability or, directly to replace the wheat flour used in the … Continue reading “Breadfruit Tree Proposed to Relieve Shortage of Flour in Cuba”

Once Again, A Shortage of Bread

14ymedio, Havana, 28 October 2020 — The shelves and counters of bakeries in various parts of Havana have been empty for days. In the rationed market, the daily production  is barely enough to meet the Government’s commitment of about 3 ounces of bread for each consumer. The sale of bread outside the rationed market has … Continue reading “Once Again, A Shortage of Bread”

Cuba Has No Bread, but ‘You Can Drown in All the Flour’

14ymedio, Madrid, February 29, 2024 — “In Cuba there is enough flour to drown in, but the State doesn’t have any.” Everyone knows it, and María confirms it. She spends the morning sending messages to several contacts – found through social networks –  to buy the raw material, with which she makes bread, pizzas, cakes … Continue reading “Cuba Has No Bread, but ‘You Can Drown in All the Flour’”

Cubans and Tourists Are Without Bread Until the End of March, Despite a Donation of Russian Wheat

14ymedio, Havana, 25 February 2024 — Once again, there is no bread in Cuba due to a lack of flour. The “complex situation,” as defined by the official press, will last until the end of March, according to Emerio González Lorenzo, president of the Food Industry Business Group. Although the state media say that the … Continue reading “Cubans and Tourists Are Without Bread Until the End of March, Despite a Donation of Russian Wheat”

A Shipment of Canadian Wheat to Provide Cuba with Bread for Two Weeks

14ymedio, Havana, 5 June 2023 — The arrival of 21,000 tons of Canadian wheat will allow Cuban bread production to resume. The good times will likely be short-lived, however, because this amount will be only enough for about two weeks. Osmany Rodriguez Long, director of logistics for the company Food Industry, said on the Cuban … Continue reading “A Shipment of Canadian Wheat to Provide Cuba with Bread for Two Weeks”

In the Chaos of the Cuban Consumer Registry Offices, ‘The Dead Return to Pick up Their Bread’

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 9 January 2023 — The Office for the Registry of Consumers (Oficoda) on Calle Juan Alonso, Luyanó, Havana, was in chaos on Monday morning. Scores of people crowded round the establishment trying to resolve the problems they were having with their ration books. “This year you must not lose your … Continue reading “In the Chaos of the Cuban Consumer Registry Offices, ‘The Dead Return to Pick up Their Bread’”

The 25,000 Tons of Wheat Donated by Russia Will Supply Cubans With Bread for a Few Days

14ymedio, Madrid, 26 December 2022 — Russia will invest more than 11.7 million dollars in sending wheat to Cuba, according to the note published this Sunday in the Island’s official press about the delivery of more than 25,000 tons of wheat from Moscow to Havana. The news fell as a Christmas gift to the readers … Continue reading “The 25,000 Tons of Wheat Donated by Russia Will Supply Cubans With Bread for a Few Days”

‘We Don’t Even Have Bread for Communion’ Says a Priest in Cuba

14ymedio, Natalia Lopez Moya, Havana, 3 November 2022 — The monastery of the Discalced Carmelite nuns of Saint Teresa in Havana produces most of the communion wafers, or “hosts,” consumed by the island’s Catholics. On Wednesday the nuns announced in an online statement that they would not be able to manufacture or sell any more … Continue reading “‘We Don’t Even Have Bread for Communion’ Says a Priest in Cuba”

The Official Cuban Press Points Out the Social Discomfort Due to the Scarcity and High Price of Bread

14ymedio, Havana, 14 September 2022 — The scarcity and high price of bread in Cuba are so evident that the official press once again dedicates ample space to the subject this Wednesday. In a report that paraphrases “Our father, Our bread… every day?” Cubadebate criticizes the fact that the product is not even guaranteed in … Continue reading “The Official Cuban Press Points Out the Social Discomfort Due to the Scarcity and High Price of Bread”

The Shortage Reaches the Famous Canteen of the Ministry of Agriculture in Cuba

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, 13 September 2022 — “We spent days eating saltines because there’s no rice or food,” complains an employee of the Ministry of Agriculture. The man is considering leaving his job if “lunch continues being so bad” in the institution that governs state production of the Cuban farms, located in a 17-story … Continue reading “The Shortage Reaches the Famous Canteen of the Ministry of Agriculture in Cuba”

After Milk and Beef, Bread Disappears from the Cuban Table

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez and Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 24 August 2022 — From the balcony, Yudineya watched dozens of bread and cookie sellers pass by every day in her neighborhood of Los Sitios in Havana, but for weeks they have practically disappeared. The shortage of wheat flour has hit private bakeries hard and has also … Continue reading “After Milk and Beef, Bread Disappears from the Cuban Table”

The Palace of Bread and Sweets in Santiago de Cuba Has Neither Bread nor Sweets

14ymedio, Alberto Hernandez, Santiago de Cuba, 4 November 2021 — “There’s no bread, ma’am. We sold what little there was first thing this morning and we don’t have the ingredients to make more.” This is what an employee at the newly opened Palacio del Pan y el Dulce (Palace of Bread and Sweets) told Julissa, … Continue reading “The Palace of Bread and Sweets in Santiago de Cuba Has Neither Bread nor Sweets”

Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Limits Rationed Bread to Children and Elderly Only

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 11 May 2021 – In the city of Sancti Spíritus, the bread sold in the rationed market will be available only to the city’s children and the, state employees have informed customers. “Due to the shortage of flour, we cannot guarantee the product for all consumers,” a worker from a … Continue reading “Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Limits Rationed Bread to Children and Elderly Only”

There is No Wheat to Make Bread, Havana’s Authorities Warn

14ymedio, Havana, 10 May 2021 — In the midst of a profound crisis, the Cuban authorities have announced one more piece of terrible news: the bread sold outside the rationed market “will be reduced by approximately 30%” as of Monday due to “the effects on the availability of wheat flour,” as reported this Monday by … Continue reading “There is No Wheat to Make Bread, Havana’s Authorities Warn”