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For Every Kilo of Coffee Exported, One Kilo for Cubans, an Italian Businessman Promises

14ymedio, Madrid, 7 December 2023 — On Wednesday, Michelle Curto made a promise in Santiago de Cuba’s Hall of Mirrors for which he will be held accountable if he does not make good on it. “For every kilogram of Cuban coffee that is exported, the same amount must be made available to Cuban consumers,” said … Continue reading “For Every Kilo of Coffee Exported, One Kilo for Cubans, an Italian Businessman Promises”

The French Return to the Coffee Plantation They Founded in Cuba at the End of the 18th Century

14ymedio, Madrid, November 10, 2023 — The French company Malongo committed this Thursday with the state agroforestry company Gran Piedra Baconao, from Santiago de Cuba, to invest in coffee production on the Island. The agreement was signed on the National Day of France of the International Fair of Havana (Fihav), which concludes this Friday. The … Continue reading “The French Return to the Coffee Plantation They Founded in Cuba at the End of the 18th Century”

Adulterated Coffee in Short Supply for Cubans; Premium, Organic Coffee for Export

14ymedio, Miguel García, Holguín, 14 October 2023 — A stain on the wall reminds Nury that not only does rationed coffee taste worse and worse but it can be dangerous too. “They’ve added so many things to it that it clogged* the coffee pot while it was brewing. Luckily, I was in the room at … Continue reading “Adulterated Coffee in Short Supply for Cubans; Premium, Organic Coffee for Export”

A Costa Rican Company to Export Eggs and Gourmet Coffee to Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 2 October 2023 — The Costa Rican company that shipped twenty-four tons of meat to Cuba in August will export flavored beverages, soft drinks, fruit purees, bottled water, coffee and eggs to the Island in the coming days. The company claims that it has the capacity to operate 150 containers and that it … Continue reading “A Costa Rican Company to Export Eggs and Gourmet Coffee to Cuba”

Due to Mismanagement of a Factory, the Producing Provinces in East Cuba Are Left Without Coffee

14ymedio, Havana, 21 September 2023 — It’s been more than four months since the roaster Reynerio Almaguer Paz, from Holguín, produced coffee. According to the explanations that its directors offered to the official press, the last time the factory ground coffee, during July and early August, was thanks to the fact that the producers agreed … Continue reading “Due to Mismanagement of a Factory, the Producing Provinces in East Cuba Are Left Without Coffee”

To Compensate for the Shortage, Vietnam Makes a Third Donation of Rice to Cuba This Year

14ymedio, Havana, August 23, 2023 — Cuba will receive a shipment of 1,200 tons of rice donated by the Government of Vietnam. Although it is not known when it will arrive, a “symbolic delivery” took place this Monday during a meeting between officials of the Communist Party of the Island and a delegation from Ho … Continue reading “To Compensate for the Shortage, Vietnam Makes a Third Donation of Rice to Cuba This Year”

Cuba Faces Shortages of Rationed Rice, Dried Beans, Cooking Oil, Sugar and Salt

14ymedio, Havana, 22 February 2022 — On Tuesday, official press outlets acknowledged a serious shortage of “basic grains” and cooking oil, items sold through the country’s rationing system. In an attempt to soften the news, which comes as no surprise to Cuban consumers, Cubadebate blamed the situation on “late deliveries” and “import delays.” The Ministry … Continue reading “Cuba Faces Shortages of Rationed Rice, Dried Beans, Cooking Oil, Sugar and Salt”

Alquizar, Cuba, Feels Abandoned Since the End of the Year, With No Coffee, Sugar or Oil at the Ration Store

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 1 February 2023 — “Before, here people could use lard to cook, but there is almost no one who raises animals and to make matters worse, since last year they have not sold oil through the bodega [ration store],” complains Liubis Torriente, 32, a resident of the municipality of Alquízar, … Continue reading “Alquizar, Cuba, Feels Abandoned Since the End of the Year, With No Coffee, Sugar or Oil at the Ration Store”

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”

In Cuba, Salt – Along with Coffee, Electricity and Face Masks – Is a Problem

14ymedio, Havana, October 5, 2021 — A product as basic and elemental as salt is has become yet another of problem for the island’s authorities. Not a day has gone by when they have not been called to account, even by the official press, for the lack of some consumer product, be it tobacco, electricity, … Continue reading “In Cuba, Salt – Along with Coffee, Electricity and Face Masks – Is a Problem”

Santiago de Cuba’s Coffee Harvest Less than 10% of the 2020 Harvest

14ymedio, Havana, 30 September 2021 — Santiago de Cuba has not harvested even a tenth of last year’s coffee harvest around the same dates, according to Jorge Luis Rondón Borges, who attributes the collapse solely to the weather. “By the same date last year we were already above 255 tons collected, now we have not … Continue reading “Santiago de Cuba’s Coffee Harvest Less than 10% of the 2020 Harvest”

Like Coffee and Rum, Tobacco Disappears from Stores in Cuban Pesos

14ymedio, Natalia López, Moya, Havana, 3 June 2021 — On the island of cigars and cigar rag (cut tobacco), Cubans find themselves with the dilemma of acquiring packs of cigarettes on the black market or buying them in stores in freely convertible currency (MLC). In state stores and cafeterias, where this product is marketed in … Continue reading “Like Coffee and Rum, Tobacco Disappears from Stores in Cuban Pesos”

Coffee Exports Leave Cuban Consumers without their Daily Cup

14ymedio, Havana, 12 October 2020 —  Coffee exports have become a top priority in the Cuban government’s desperate quest for hard currency. This has impacted the nation’s consumers, for whom coffee is nowhere to be found. In the first quarter of this year Cubaexport, a government-owned corporation which sells Cuban food and beverage products on … Continue reading “Coffee Exports Leave Cuban Consumers without their Daily Cup”

Packages of ‘Cubita’ Coffee Found in Canada are Fake, While There’s No Cuban Coffee on the Island

14ymedio, Havana, 6 October 2020 — Coffee, sugar, rum, and tobacco have for decades been emblematic of Cuba, but some of these products have disappeared or must now be imported. Cuban coffee, that star of story and song, is now unavailable in the stores, while its appearance abroad may be a false sighting. While buying … Continue reading “Packages of ‘Cubita’ Coffee Found in Canada are Fake, While There’s No Cuban Coffee on the Island”

The Shortage of Beer Harms Small Businesses in Havana

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, 3 March 2020 — “The owner went out from this morning to try to get beer and has not returned,” explains the employee of a small restaurant on Tulipán Street, in Havana, to a customer who has come eagerly hoping for a Buccaneer or a Crystal. “There is no store in … Continue reading “The Shortage of Beer Harms Small Businesses in Havana”