Inflation in Cuba continues to set records every day: a resident of Santiago shared on social media this Wednesday that the price of sugar has reached 550 pesos per pound in that eastern province of Cuba, highlighting the alarming increase in the prices of basic products amid the economic crisis.
Gema Jlo stated in the Facebook group "Bazar Santiago de Cuba" that she found it "incredible" that "a pound of sugar cost 550 pesos."
In his post, he also noted that "it is already a luxury to have a teaspoon of sugar," expressing his frustration at the inability to access such a basic food item.
The rising prices increasingly affect families, who must confront this reality with limited incomes and dwindling resources.
In a context where sugar costs 550 pesos per pound in the informal market and with only 15 sugar mills operating for the upcoming harvest, Cubans are forced to resort to an extreme and harmful practice: using instant drinks as a substitute to sweeten food and beverages.
Recently, the Food Monitor Program issued an alert regarding this troubling situation, warning that this practice is already causing casualties and leading to serious consequences.
However, inflation is impacting all food items. The Cuban activist Yamilka Laffita (known on her social media as Lara Crofs) reported what she had to pay when she went to the farmers' market to buy a few vegetables.
"I present to you Mrs. Onion, 650 CUP per pound. The honorable Mr. Lemon, 500 CUP per pound. The rich and nutritious Mr. Tomato, 750 CUP per pound," he detailed with irony on his Facebook wall.
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