Food in Cuba

What can you buy with 8,500 pesos in Cuba? "It wasn't enough for the main course."

Cubans question the prices in neighborhood markets

Cooking with charcoal in Cuba costs up to 155% of the minimum wage: they report a business under state control

A second shipment of aid from the U.S. arrives in Camagüey, containing 700 food kits and 700 hygiene kits

Amid tears and prayers: nuns accompany the delivery of humanitarian aid in Cuba

The fourth humanitarian aid flight from the U.S. arrives for the Archdiocese of Havana

Cuban woman reports buying four oranges for 10,000 pesos: "It's disastrous how we are living."

Vulnerable families in Cienfuegos will receive humanitarian aid sent by the United States

Cuban elder "vulnerable" reports he is not on any list to receive food: "Every day is worse"

Cuban visiting the island paid over 16,000 pesos for onions and cilantro

"Bodega bread in Cuba? 'Practically the size of an egg!'"

"Wao Pedro... you almost gave me a heart attack!": Cuban woman is shocked by the price of an onion

Lácteos Santiago admits that it operates well below its capacity due to a lack of supplies and energy

Sancti Spíritus promises seven community feeding homes stalled by delays and bureaucracy

Over 2,000 pesos! Cuban outraged by the price of a pumpkin

Halloween the Cuban way: Chequera verifies the real "terror" of the pumpkins

Cuban woman reports sale of expired juices in Ciego de Ávila

Baptist Church Provides Lunch for Elderly Cubans in Havana

A writer from Holguín complains about stores hiding basic products like soap, only to sell them later at a higher price

China donates basic products to the elderly and pregnant women in the municipality of Playa, and its ambassador criticizes the U.S. embargo.

Neighborhood market prices in Cárdenas rise by up to 50 pesos in less than 20 days

Guanajay Parish: "We thank the U.S. Government for this humanitarian aid."

"They already have the ham and cheese": Cubans react to the closure of an alleged illegal sausage factory in Ciego de Ávila

"I don't know what else to do!": Cuban woman breaks down while recounting what her mother asked her for from Cuba

"What is the crime?": Cubans outraged by cheese seizure in Ciego de Ávila

"One every five months": They denounce the poor quality of bread for children and the elderly in Cárdenas

Guajiro prepares an impressive "Cuban hot dog" on the grill in the countryside

Villa Clara begins distributing food modules to 95,000 people: here are the requirements to receive them

Cáritas warns about the exhaustion of caregivers for the elderly in Cuba amid blackouts and shortages

"The entire country is vulnerable": criticism of the announcement of food aid in Matanzas

The Diocese of Pinar del Río receives its second shipment of humanitarian aid from the U.S.

More than 45 days without electricity: state company reveals the dramatic situation of families in Villa Clara

Chicken at 900 pesos per pound and a dozen eggs for 3,500: the 'affordable prices' of a neighborhood market in Holguín

Health alert in Matanzas due to the sale of salt of unknown origin

A lot or a little? A Cuban shows everything she bought with 100 dollars in Cuba

Peppers at 600 pesos per pound in Cuba: "It's not normal for a person to work and not be able to afford decent food."

The government wants neighborhood markets with "humanist and community value," but it still needs to demonstrate this in the prices

“There’s everything, but when you go, there’s nothing left”: Tuneros criticize the agro-commercial fair for its prices and the quality of the products

The Ministry of Commerce promotes neighborhood markets, and criticism pours in about the prices: "More expensive than in the Mipymes."

Moscow admits to "difficulties" in sending aid to Cuba: Only two shipments of oil since June

Bayamo distributes food to individuals in vulnerable situations, with assistance limited to three products

Cuban woman reports finding sticks inside a mortadella in Moa

"Thank you": elderly people express gratitude for the assistance from opposition members who continue distributing food in Santiago de Cuba

"All of this is what gets thrown away every day": Cuban in the U.S. laments the contrast with the scarcity of bread in Cuba

Mexico extends agricultural cooperation project to producers in Holguín, Ciego de Ávila, and Las Tunas

The United States sends more humanitarian aid to Cuba: second plane lands in Matanzas

A Cuban shows what they spent on a grocery purchase that "isn't a big deal."

How do I survive in Cuba? This is the business of this Cuban woman

The people don't eat explanations, the PCC acknowledges in light of the disaster in the food industry of Tunas

Tick found inside cheese? Reports of lack of hygiene in the transportation and sale of food in Havana

They are using a drone for rice fumigation in Los Palacios... "But where is the rice?"

"How could I have imagined that someone would remember me!": Cáritas brings assistance from the U.S. to vulnerable families in Matanzas

Guantánamo offers thousands of hectares of agricultural land, but acknowledges that only a small portion has irrigation facilities

A state cafeteria in Havana has only served chicken once in 2026, according to its manager

Japan donates one million dollars in food to Cuba, and the government blames the U.S. for the delay

When will there be more food in Cuba? The Deputy Minister of Agriculture says it would be "irresponsible" to give an exact deadline

Spain allocates 100,000 euros for nutrition, hygiene, and renewable energy for children and youth in Cuba

The average salary in Cuba rises to 7,354 pesos: just 8 euros at the informal exchange rate and less than two cartons of eggs

Uncontrolled prices in Cuba: They rise by almost 25% in nine months

Four tablespoons of rice and a little bit of peas: that's what pregnant women eat at Materno Sur in Santiago de Cuba