CNN correspondent in Cuba discovers sale of eggs imported from the US

The CNN correspondent in Cuba,Patrick Oppmann, was surprised to discover the saleeggs imported from the United States, in a Cuban store.

"Cuba has been importing chicken from the United States for years and now also eggs..." said the reporter in his profile on the social network X, where he left a photo as proof.

"In some ways they are less expensive thanlocally produced eggs and, if you have a credit card, they are available for purchase," the journalist noted in the comments of his publication.

On websites that sell food in Cuba, such as Super Market 23, they have started selling American eggs a few months ago.

The sale ofeggs imported from the United States draws the attention of Cubans. Some users say that it is increasingly difficult to understand the economic embargo that limits trade relations between both countries and Cuba uses it as an argument for its low productivity in all sectors.

Theegg production in Cuba has plummeted by 50%. The regime says that it is due to the lack of feed and financing to acquire the raw materials.

At the end of 2023,Jorge Luis Parapar López, president of the Food and Poultry Business Group (Gealav), reported that 99% of the raw materials used for the production of feed are imported, such as corn and soybeans.

The country only produces about 1,000 tons of feed daily to feed the birds and between 1,500 to 1,600 tons are needed if they had all the animals that the national poultry program carries.

However, that would only allow us to satisfy demand and have 10 or 15 eggs per month per consumer. This food is basic in a diet, but many Cubans cannot acquire it. A carton of eggs on the island costs about 3 thousand pesos.