Pork with outrageous prices for the end of the year in Cuba: Up to 580 pesos per pound

For the fourth consecutive year, thousands of Cuban families will have to give up the traditional New Year's Eve dinner due to the prohibitive prices of pork.

This product has reached 580 pesos per pound in the context of inflation and low production in the country.

The regimeHe stated that he would not lower prices nor for the end of the year dates.

At the Reparto Eléctrico in Havana, a pound of pork costs $580 pesos, a shoulder $560, and ribs $540 pesos, according to a publication inFacebook. Those prices aresimilar in the rest of the island, indicate recent reports on social networks.

For their part, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) do not have better options. The meat is equally expensive or even more than that offered by so-called private sellers.

A 10-pound box of imported pork chops costs $10,500; equivalent to more than four minimum wages.

The 10-pound package of boneless pork chops also retails for $10,700; and even the reduction does not go below $2,600 pesos per four pounds.

The Cuban population says they feel suffocated by the galloping increase in inflation on the island. The regime, for its part, claims that this indicator "has slowed down," a term used by Economy Minister Alejandro Gil, and whose manipulation has caused the indignation of dozens of people this Tuesday.

In the midst of the serious food shortage that Cuba is experiencing, the authorities of Pinar del Río announced that this year's end they will sell50 tons of pork and more than six beef in one kilogram format.

However, Cuban government officials warned that it will be very difficult for the price of pork to drop during the year-end holidays due to the high price of feed to feed the pigs and the drop in production.

In just four years, the shortage of pork in Cuba has reached alarming levels with a reduction inalmost 90% of its production from 2018 to 2022.

Since 2020, Cubans have had to replace pork with chicken on December 31, and this week dozens of animal rights activists have asked for justice for a cat that was hunted by a man, who assured that he would save the meat for "the New Year's Eve dinner." .