The recovery of TAORO nectar in its traditional format was hailed as a “success” by a communist leader in Granma, while the population continues to face shortages of basic goods.
Yudelkis Ortiz, First Secretary of the Communist Party in the province, celebrated this "victory" in a message posted on her Facebook profile, highlighting a nectar that is supposedly "in high demand in both the national and international markets," even though in reality, most Cubans have not seen or consumed it for years.
The nectar, promoted as the "flagship product" of the canning industry in the eastern region, is produced in flavors of tamarind, pineapple, mango, and guava.
The leader also announced that the industry is looking forward to the next tomato campaign, "to venture into it," she revealed.
Ortiz concluded his praise for the canning industry of the province with the phrase "With the strength of the Granma Unity, we will prevail," which is used to mask the disconnection between the people's priorities and the Party's propagandistic triumphs.
The Vegetable Canning Company of Granma celebrated on its Facebook profile that “it has been quite a challenge given the current situation in the country, but our people can always count on the canners,” ignoring the fact that the products of the TAORO brand were widely enjoyed in the past, but today are just one of many canned goods that are unknown to most of the population.
In another post, the entity showcased TAORO brand canned goods, available in 3,330-gram cans, which can be purchased by those who can afford the price of 5.63 euros in the online store Pa’miTienda.
While the top leadership of Granma and the canning company showcase an "revolutionary achievement" of a product that is inaccessible to the majority of the population, which is facing unprecedented food shortages, in Santiago de Cuba, children were given spoiled purees through the basic food basket.
In 2023, a Cuban mother reported that she found a strange and toxic substance in the baby food distributed in the island's stores through the supply ration book.
"Today it’s my turn, and I’m going to make it go viral. Although I know nothing will happen to those responsible for such filth, I believe I can save one or several lives as precious as those of our children. I found this, as is clearly evident, in the baby food at the store," pointed out Elizabeth Sánchez Castellano, who lives in Santiago de Cuba, on Facebook this Monday.
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