Crisis of the sugar industry in Cuba

The collapse of the sugar harvest impacts alcohol production for the healthcare system in Cuba

Cuban to Díaz-Canel: "We are better off with the modules, but can you give me my mattress?"

They only sell sugar in April and pasta exclusively for children up to 13 years old in Santiago de Cuba

From producing sugar to betting on stevia: Another experiment by the regime amid the crisis

Cubadebate blames the embargo for hunger in Cuba and triggers a flood of mockery

Cuba produces less sugar today than in 1899: Economist blames Fidel Castro for destroying the industry

Cuba's economy could shrink by 7.2% in 2026, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit

Las Tunas has set a target of 38,000 tons of sugar for the upcoming harvest following the failure of the previous one

Paradoxes of "development" without inputs: Matanzas prepares candy factory while sugar is lacking for the basic basket

Energy crisis forces postponement of the sugar harvest in Villa Clara and jeopardizes sugar availability in the basic basket

Cuba and Venezuela: Two Dictatorships in Freefall

Díaz-Canel congratulates the sugar sector in a country without sugar: "Another achievement of socialism."

Holguín produced less than ten percent of its sugar plan in the recent harvest

Artemisa is planting less than half of the planned sugarcane, and sugar prices continue to rise

Díaz-Canel seeks help from China to reactivate the sugar industry

Díaz-Canel scolds Cuban agricultural producers: “It’s not a lack of resources, it’s a lack of will.”

The regime appeals to "voluntary work" after the worst sugar harvest in over a century

Sugar production in Cuba has fallen to its lowest level in over 100 years

Without electricity, without pay, and without harvest! Total crisis at a sugar mill in Ciego de Ávila

Destroyed and directionless industry: Cuba can no longer sustain its own development, warns expert

Central Antonio Guiteras de Las Tunas produced only 16% of the sugar plan

Between illusion and inefficiency, Villa Clara has failed to meet its sugar production targets since 2019

Granma concludes a bitter harvest with only 27% of the projected sugar

Camagüey produced only 4,000 tons of sugar in the recent harvest

With less than 3,000 tons, the harvest in Guantánamo barely exceeds 38% of the planned target

Sugar harvest in Granma in crisis: only 26% of the plan achieved and millions in losses

Cuba records the lowest sugar production since the 19th century

The Cuban sugar harvest of 2025 confirms the structural collapse of a once-strategic sector

Crisis in the industry: Cuba shows the lowest production in 40 years

Crisis in the sugar harvest in Santiago de Cuba: the Dos Ríos mill barely reaches 13 percent of its plan

Without sugar, but with pavilion at ExpoCuba: The paradox of the Cuban sugar industry

They are monitoring water quality after an alert for fecal contamination in a supply source in Matanzas

What did the Minister of Food Industry say at the National Assembly?

Cuba projects a 1% GDP growth in 2025 despite the economic crisis

Cuba sends experts to Guyana to improve sugarcane planting while its sugar industry sinks

Minister of Food Industry of Cuba: "We have the capacity to produce, but there is no raw material."

Sugar reaches 550 pesos per pound in Santiago de Cuba: “It’s a luxury to have a spoonful.”

Cubans use instant sodas as a substitute for sugar: Another example of "resilience."

Sugar crisis in Cuba: Only 15 mills will operate in the upcoming harvest

The Never-Ending Story: Cuban Government Insists on Reviving Sugar Cane Planting and Food Production

The price of sugar reaches 500 pesos in Cuba: "I don't feel like it."

Crime in Las Tunas increases by 8% so far in 2024

Communist leader urges Cubans to continue resisting

Two tons of sugar stolen from a mill in Artemisa

There is no sugar in Cienfuegos despite having exceeded the production plan

Cuban woman raises bees due to the sugar shortage in Guantánamo

The government warns of difficulties in the distribution of regulated sugar due to shortcomings in the harvest

In the midst of the sugar industry crisis, the government is organizing a manual cane cutting competition in Granma

Cuba without sugar: "How do we sweeten our children's milk?"

Cuban government confirms delivery of sugar with particles of iron in warehouses

A Cuban runs a magnet over the brown sugar and captures pieces of what appears to be iron

Cuba experienced the worst sugar harvest in the last 125 years

Cuban students present a "central" gift to Díaz-Canel

Only half of the sugar mills are operating in the current harvest in Cuba

Even the scraping rises in price in Cuba

Russia and Belarus will support the sugar harvest in Cuba with machinery and credit

Crisis of the sugar industry in Cuba: Only 25 mills will operate in the upcoming harvest

Cuban government removes a pound of sugar from the basic basket

The Cuban state-owned company is packaging soft drinks in transparent nylon bags due to a lack of raw materials

Neighbors protest at the Gibara store: "It's the same every month."