This Tuesday, hundreds of residents of Santiago stood in long lines at various points in the city to buy a pound of chicken, as documented in a video by journalist Yosmany Mayeta.
The images reveal a chaotic situation, with people shouting and waiting for hours under the sun to obtain a small amount of a staple food that has become extremely scarce in the country.
"The chicken arrived in the morning in many parts of the city, throwing these long lines to a hungry population that relies more on the products sold in the MiPymes than on those offered in the regulated basket, which is the most rationed and critical in decades," Mayeta stated.
The communicator referenced a meeting that the First Secretary of the Party in the province, Beatriz Jonhson, reportedly had yesterday with her provincial directors in various areas.
"It did not have any news, just acknowledging the issues that have been experienced for years, once again asking the people of Santiago for 'hope and confidence in the revolution', the same one that has been lying to them since its beginnings," concluded the journalist.
The shortage of chicken in Cuba has been a growing issue in recent years.
This food, which was one of the most accessible products in the Cuban market, has almost disappeared from regulated sales and has become very difficult to find even in currency markets.
At the beginning of September, it was revealed that chicken purchases from the United States decreased between January and July 2024, according to data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture include all chicken meat exports to Cuba contracted to be marketed by all types of entities (state, cooperative, and SMEs).
The recorded amount stood at 146,000 tons, the approximate equivalent of 5,840 containers. The figure is also lower than that of the same period in 2023, but the value was 2.5 percent higher, indicating a price increase, as detailed by economist Pedro Monreal.
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