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Cuban Government Recognizes Limitations in the Measures to Revive the Sugar Industry

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana | 10 December 2022 — “Although the benefits of the measures and their encouragement in sugarcane production are recognized, there is a group of objective and subjective factors that limit their scope,” said the president of Azcuba, Julio García, at the 5th plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba … Continue reading “Cuban Government Recognizes Limitations in the Measures to Revive the Sugar Industry”

Legacies of Castroism: The Destruction of the Sugar Industry / CID, Victor Ariel Gonzalez

On December 10, 1868, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes liberated the slaves of his sugar center La Demajagua and invited them to join him in the fight for Cuban’s independence. The Cry of Yara was the beginning of the 10 Years’ War.  These are the ruins of Demajagua. The great capitals of the Cuban economy were … Continue reading “Legacies of Castroism: The Destruction of the Sugar Industry / CID, Victor Ariel Gonzalez”

Is the Cuban Sugar Industry Facing Extinction? / Dimas Castellanos

The 2011-2012 sugar harvest carries the same difficulties as those of the past two decades. Although this time enough cane has been planted to fulfill the production plan and from the start of the contest they could count on almost all of the resources planned for, the problems were repeated from previous harvests. The 2011-2012 … Continue reading “Is the Cuban Sugar Industry Facing Extinction? / Dimas Castellanos”

Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Foresees the Fiasco of the Present Sugar Harvest and Anticipates Future Failure

The province has planted only 24% of the planned amount of land 14ymedio, Havana, 28 November 2024 — With a run-down and ancient group of 15 sugar mills at their disposal, the Cuban authorities declared last Monday the start of the 2024-2025 milling throughout the country. In Ciego de Ávila, however, it is not the … Continue reading “Ciego De Ávila, Cuba, Foresees the Fiasco of the Present Sugar Harvest and Anticipates Future Failure”

Only 15 Sugar Mills Will Participate in This Year’s Harvest in Cuba, Which Is Expected To Be Disastrous

The number of mills is reduced year after year, but this time the loss has accelerated, after the 25 of last year. 14ymedio, Madrid, 14 October 2024 — A few weeks before the start of the 2024-2025 sugar harvest, the production of the last harvest remains a state secret. The authorities have not hidden that … Continue reading “Only 15 Sugar Mills Will Participate in This Year’s Harvest in Cuba, Which Is Expected To Be Disastrous”

The Sugar Crisis in Cuba: Hard To Find, Expensive and Puts ‘MSMEs’ out of Business

A pound of sugar sells for up to 500 pesos in private stores 14ymedio, Havana, 11 October 2024 — Sugar is once again scarce in Cuba. Its distribution in the rationed market has delays of months and has not reached all the provinces. A small amount can be obtained in private stores for up to … Continue reading “The Sugar Crisis in Cuba: Hard To Find, Expensive and Puts ‘MSMEs’ out of Business”

In Addition to Chicken, Cuba Imports Sugar, Coffee, Televisions and Vehicles From the U.S.

14ymedio, Havana, 9 August 2024 — Cuba imported agricultural products and food from the United States in the month of June for a value of $34.9 million, 31% more than in May, when the amount was $26.4 million. On the other hand, compared to June 2023, the figure decreased by 5.8%. The data were published … Continue reading “In Addition to Chicken, Cuba Imports Sugar, Coffee, Televisions and Vehicles From the U.S.”

Cuba Prepares for a New Shipwreck Because ‘There Is No Sugar Harvest Without Fuel’

14ymedio, Madrid, 14 June 2024 — Two weeks ago, Cuba’s 2023-2024 sugar harvest officially concluded, and it is not yet known what the amount projected for this year will be beyond the fact that it would be “higher than the previous one,” according to Julio García Pérez, director of Azcuba, in December. With 350,000 tons … Continue reading “Cuba Prepares for a New Shipwreck Because ‘There Is No Sugar Harvest Without Fuel’”

Ciego De Avila, Cuba, Extends the Sugar Harvest Until May Due to the Lack of Fuel

14ymedio, Havana, 22 March 2024 — Forced to extend the harvest until March due to ’non-compliance’ — i.e. the failure to meet the goals of the sugar plan — nothing can help the Ecuador sugar mill in Ciego de Ávila. Now it is “the lack of the essential fuel,” according to the official press this … Continue reading “Ciego De Avila, Cuba, Extends the Sugar Harvest Until May Due to the Lack of Fuel”

Blackouts Have Reduced Sugar Production by Half in the ‘Colossus of Cuba’

14ymedio, Havana, 9 March 2024 — The Antonio Guiteras sugar mill in Puerto Padre (Las Tunas) has lost 75% of grinding time due to the prolonged blackouts suffered in Cuba. The lack of electricity interrupts the process of receiving and cleaning the cane every day for between four and five hours, before it is transferred … Continue reading “Blackouts Have Reduced Sugar Production by Half in the ‘Colossus of Cuba’”

The Delay in Grinding the Sugar Heralds Another Calamitous Harvest in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 13 January 2024 — The 2023-2024 sugar harvest has just begun in Cuba, but the regime cannot hide that, once again, it will end in a debacle. None of the Ciego de Ávila sugar mills, for example, have begun to grind. In an article published this Friday, the newspaper Invasor says that the … Continue reading “The Delay in Grinding the Sugar Heralds Another Calamitous Harvest in Cuba”

Cuba’s Official Press Annoyed by the Forecasts of Another Disastrous Sugar Harvest

14ymedio, Madrid, 27 November 2023 — Everything seems to indicate that we will have to dust off the headlines warning of the worst sugar harvest in the history of Cuba. The official State newspaper Granma warned this Sunday that the campaign will take place in a “very tense scenario” and closes the door to optimism, regretting … Continue reading “Cuba’s Official Press Annoyed by the Forecasts of Another Disastrous Sugar Harvest”

Cuba’s Iconic Ice Cream Parlor Coppelia Closes Because ‘There is No Ice Cream, No Milk, No Sugar’

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 9 November 2023 —  The emblematic Coppelia ice cream parlor, located on L and 23, in the heart of Havana’s El Vedado, is closed on all four sides this Thursday, with the lights off and the tables cleared. Again, as was the case earlier this year, there is no ice … Continue reading “Cuba’s Iconic Ice Cream Parlor Coppelia Closes Because ‘There is No Ice Cream, No Milk, No Sugar’”

Abandoned for Decades, a Cuban Sugar Mill Will Be Converted Into a ‘Tourist Complex’

14ymedio, Havana, 22 September  2023 — The Cuban authorities, who have witnessed the failure of one sugar harvest after another in recent years, have been convinced that the sugar mills in Cuba are more profitable being in ruins. This Friday, the official press announced that the Carolina mill, once the largest sugar mills in Cienfuegos … Continue reading “Abandoned for Decades, a Cuban Sugar Mill Will Be Converted Into a ‘Tourist Complex’”

Cuban Sugar: No Present and No Future

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 22 August 2023 — The Castro state press has paid unusual attention to the sugar agro-industry that is currently starting the works for the repair and preparation necessary to face the next campaign, and among which are included, the pool of equipment that will guarantee the cutting, hauling and pressing … Continue reading “Cuban Sugar: No Present and No Future”