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The Cuban Government Contemplates, for the First Time, Granting Land in Usufruct to Foreigners

“We know of many cases of people living in the country who are interested in accessing this possibility,” said the Ministry of Agriculture. 14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 4 March 2025 — The Cuban Government is considering granting land in usufruct to foreign companies and individuals with permanent residence on the Island, in a new measure to increase … Continue reading “The Cuban Government Contemplates, for the First Time, Granting Land in Usufruct to Foreigners”

Red Carpet in Cuba for the Russians: Land in Usufruct for 30 Years and Tax Exemptions

14ymedio, Madrid, 18 May 2023 — “They are giving us preferential treatment, the road is paved.” The words of Boris Titov, president of the Cuba-Russia Business Council, at the inauguration of the bilateral business economic forum this Wednesday at the Hotel Nacional in Havana, eloquently illustrate the state of the relationship between the two countries. … Continue reading “Red Carpet in Cuba for the Russians: Land in Usufruct for 30 Years and Tax Exemptions”

Artemisa Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Envoy and Its Investment Projects in Cuba

Hanoi has seven companies in the Mariel free zone and proposes to get involved in agricultural development, fishing and energy 14ymedio, Havana, 7 March 2025 — It is not clear what Vietnam is looking for on the Island, but the failure of its largest agricultural project, due to Cuban mismanagement, has not slowed down its … Continue reading “Artemisa Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Envoy and Its Investment Projects in Cuba”

For the First Time Since 1959, Cuba Grants Land for Harvesting to a Foreign Company

Vietnam has already cooperated in rice production, but this time it will do so with a lease contract for a Vietnamese company EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 9 January 2025 — A Vietnamese company has become the first foreign entity to receive land in Cuba – initially 308 hectares (761 acres) – to plant rice on a farm … Continue reading “For the First Time Since 1959, Cuba Grants Land for Harvesting to a Foreign Company”

Villa Clara’s Farmers Refuse to Deliver Milk to the Cuban State Because of the ‘Worst Contracts’

The annual plan, which was at 57% until the beginning of November, will not be fulfilled in 2024 14ymedio, Havana, 6 December 2024 — Milk production in Villa Clara remains at rock bottom. From January to mid-November of this year, the industry in the province barely reached 57% of the annual plan, some 19,687,000 liters. … Continue reading “Villa Clara’s Farmers Refuse to Deliver Milk to the Cuban State Because of the ‘Worst Contracts’”

By Increasing Housing Prices Fivefold, the Cuban State Is Repealing a Key Norm of Socialism

 The fair rule that determined the price based on the buyer’s salary disappears 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, 13 November 2024 — The abandonment of the so-called fundamental laws of the socialist system in the Cuban model is something that has not been officially proclaimed, although it was slyly suggested in 1994 when the Special Period in … Continue reading “By Increasing Housing Prices Fivefold, the Cuban State Is Repealing a Key Norm of Socialism”

In Four Years, Cuba Lost 62 Percent of Its Chickens and 72 Percent of Its Pigs

The Minister of Agriculture paints a much more dire picture than that of 2023, for which he still offers no solutions 14ymedio, Madrid, 10 October 2024 — Until very recently, the most recent catastrophic official data available on chicken egg production was for 2023. It was known that Cuba went from producing five million units … Continue reading “In Four Years, Cuba Lost 62 Percent of Its Chickens and 72 Percent of Its Pigs”

Non-Payments Lead to a 97 Percent Decrease in Rice Production in a Cienfuegos Cooperative

The official press accuses 41% of Avila producers with electrified irrigation of “not contributing to the food of the people” 14ymedio, Madrid, 9 September 2024 – “For three months they stopped paying us in the national currency, and they have never paid us what we are owed for over fulfillment,” complains Juan Carlos Durán Rodríguez. … Continue reading “Non-Payments Lead to a 97 Percent Decrease in Rice Production in a Cienfuegos Cooperative”

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”

Marrero Blames Private Businesses for the State Deficit and Praises Forced Sales for Violations of Capped Prices

According to the Prime Minister, private individuals evaded 50 billion* pesos, and 354 sales of ’hidden’ products had to be forced 14ymedio, Madrid, July 18, 2024 — We could not expect anything other than a long list of economic penalties from Prime Minister Manuel Marrero’s intervention this Wednesday in Parliament, in which he evaluated the … Continue reading “Marrero Blames Private Businesses for the State Deficit and Praises Forced Sales for Violations of Capped Prices”

Twenty Six Percent of the Farmers of Las Tunas Refuse To Sell Their Products to the Cuban State

Local leaders have proposed a “broad plan of visits” to persuade the farmers 14ymedio, Havana, 12 June 2024 — The authorities of Las Tunas have proposed to carry out a “wide plan of visits” to the farmers who refuse to deliver their agricultural products to the State. The contracts in the province, which should have … Continue reading “Twenty Six Percent of the Farmers of Las Tunas Refuse To Sell Their Products to the Cuban State”

Russia Says It Has the Resources To ‘Guarantee Cuba’s Food Security’

Moscow doubled its agro-industrial exports to the Island in 2023 14ymedio, Havana, 8 June 2024 — During the tour carried out by Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas in search of funding for the Development Plan of Cuba until 2030, at the International Economic Forum of St. Petersburg 2024 (SPIEF), it was reported that exports … Continue reading “Russia Says It Has the Resources To ‘Guarantee Cuba’s Food Security’”

Thieves and Bureaucrats Make Life Impossible for Cuban Ranchers

Faced with permanent harassment on his farm in Cárdenas, Ernesto is almost thinking of selling his animals and abandoning the country 14ymedio, Julio César Contreras, Matanzas, 5 June 2024 — Ernesto has had Spanish nationality since 2008 and in recent years he has traveled to Spain a few times, but he always returns. In Cuba, specifically in … Continue reading “Thieves and Bureaucrats Make Life Impossible for Cuban Ranchers”

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”

What Doesn’t Work in the Cuban Countryside

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, economist, 18 January 2024 — Communists continue to bet on the same policies as always that have shown, again and again, their failure. What is serious is that the State press does the unspeakable by trying to justify them. This is what happened with a joint exercise of control of the … Continue reading “What Doesn’t Work in the Cuban Countryside”