Domestic Trade

"Infinite delivery? What are you delivering?" MINCIN celebrates 65 years and sparks criticism on social media

"The rest of the town doesn't eat": Cubans responding to the delivery of donations to underweight children, pregnant women, and the elderly

"Released, but for the ration book": Coffee at 300 pesos in Las Tunas sparks mockery and outrage

The Cuban government defends state gastronomy, while it is supplied by the private sector

MINCIN updates cement prices, but Cubans ask on social media: “Where is the cement?”

Interior Trade puts deteriorated premises in Havana up for tender due to its inability to manage them

Executives identified as responsible for the loss of over 200 kilos of food in Las Tunas

More than 200 kg of meat products spoil at the Jobabo Processing Center

Commerce Minister acknowledges the decline in services in Cuba: "Consumers are being mistreated."

Government sells jam and syrup for children due to the massive blackout in Santiago de Cuba

Government puts state-owned bars up for tender: Workers and self-employed individuals will be able to manage them

Rice ship unloaded at the port of Holguín: When will the April and May quotas arrive at the warehouses?

Beans return on ration card at 196 pesos per pound: “Only one will be sold per consumer.”

Minister of Domestic Trade reveals the seriousness of thefts in warehouses: “Even a worker has died”

Over 160 burglaries in state warehouses in Cuba so far in 2025, according to official data

The Cuban government opens a new wholesale store in Mariel that operates solely in dollars

Government "adorns" empty warehouses in celebration of May Day

Self-employed workers liquidate inventory after the end of wholesale licenses in Cuba

Almost half a million Cubans have gone three months without receiving salt in the stores of Artemisa

"It's not 200, Daddy, give me a thousand": Controversial statement from the Minister of Commerce sparks criticism

Rice unloading remains active in Cuban ports despite the massive blackout

Manuel Marrero announces a "reorganization" of domestic trade in Cuba

"Nobody escapes disaster": Cuban father denounces corruption in the sale of the basic children's food basket

A rice ship is unloading in Havana to alleviate delays in the basic food basket

Cuban government caps rice prices, and vendors respond by closing sales stalls in Camagüey

Cubans dedicate prayers to the "Sent Saints."

The Cuban government announces delays in the standard basic basket while prioritizing stores in dollars

Cubans lash out at the government following the announcement of additional dollar stores

Cuban government opens new dollar market in the heart of Vedado

The MINCIN joins the dollarization effort with the opening of dozens of stores for "part of the population."

Two pounds of rice and 10 ounces of peas: December's quota arrives at stores in Santiago de Cuba

Cuban coffee is the "best in the world," according to TasteAtlas

Gobierno de La Habana anuncia cierre temporal del mercado La Güinera

State restaurant reopens in Isabela de Sagua, destroyed by a fire in 2022

Irregular charges reported at La Cecilia restaurant in Havana

Official media highlights the arrival of rice and salt for the regulated family basket in Cuba

Cuban regime closes 58 businesses for failing to comply with electronic payment

Supply booklet: Habaneros have not received toothpaste for six months

Government distributes toothpaste from March in Las Tunas

Havana government closes Chinese market for "serious violations"

What will the basic basket for September in Villa Clara contain?: "They are expecting decisions"

Cuban government denies announcement regarding new measures to "correct distortions"

Cuba without coffee and without oil for the basic basket in September

Rationing in Cuba: Habaneros receive their salt quotas for June and July in August

Officials from MINCIN are hand-filling the oil from the warehouse in Havana

The Cuban government confirms that the impact on the basic food basket is due to a lack of funding

The government will provide one liter of dry wine and jam per person for the summer in Villa Clara

Warehouse rice arrives in the eastern provinces with almost a month of delay

Almost two months without receiving the "groceries": Residents of Palma Soriano protest outside their bodega due to delays

"Clash of Titans": The Minister of Domestic Trade reports to the National Assembly

476 businesses in Cuba close due to lack of electronic payment options

The Director of Commerce in Sancti Spíritus has been sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption

The new Minister of Foreign Trade is the great-nephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro

Minister of Commerce justifies shortages in warehouses: "We are totally dependent on imported products."

Minister of Domestic Trade visits a warehouse with eggs and milk in Cuba

The government will distribute an extra kilogram of rice in Matanzas: "It's free."

The Cuban government promises to deliver one more kilogram of rice in April and May

The government of Santiago de Cuba enlists private transporters to distribute the basic basket

Guantánamo without sugar or rice to complete the basic food basket

45 establishments closed in Cuba for not allowing electronic payments