The price of eggs in Cuba has reached alarming levels and now exceeds 5,000 pesos per carton in the informal market, amid the severe food crisis that the country's population is experiencing.
The Facebook profile Edmundo Dantés Junior denounced the exorbitant cost, stating that "almost a doctor's salary in my province" is needed to buy a carton of eggs (30 units).
The increase in the price of eggs reflects the rampant inflation affecting the Cuban economy, where basic and essential products have become unattainable for most families.
Manuel Viera, another user of the social network, joked this week about the situation, and after showing a table with eggshells, stated that he had "invested almost a dollar in them."
Viera added: "And here I am! Waiting for the ladies of creative recipes to find a way to use eggshells. After paying more than 100 pesos for each one... something has to be done with them," she commented.
In July, the cost of a carton of eggs in Havana had already surpassed the minimum wage of the country, reaching an average of 2,225 pesos. However, just a month later, the price has increased drastically.
The National Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI) indicated in its latest report that the year-on-year inflation in Cuba's formal market reached 30.48% in July, with almost all items experiencing year-on-year increases above 10% and confirming the sustained loss of purchasing power on the island.
The economist Pedro Monreal stated that the official data from July "confirms the shipwreck of the anti-inflationary component of the economic package for 2024 – announced by the regime in a fragmented manner and with zigzagging implementation – with a sustained effect of loss of purchasing power" for the population.
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