Crisis of the Sugar Industry in Cuba

The height of the regime: They promise to restore the Hershey electric train in Matanzas

The harvest fails at the Quintín Bandera sugar mill in Villa Clara: from promising sugar and energy to surviving with animal traction and solar panels

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

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

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

From producing sugar to betting on stevia: Another experiment by the regime in the midst of a 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 contract by 7.2% in 2026, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit

Las Tunas sets a goal of 38,000 tons of sugar for the next harvest following the failure of the previous one

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

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

Cuba and Venezuela: Two Dictatorships in Free Fall

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

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

Artemisa plants less than half of the planned cane, and sugar prices continue to rise

Díaz-Canel seeks China's help to reactivate the sugar industry

Díaz-Canel admonishes Cuban agricultural producers: "It's not a lack of resources, it's a lack of will."

The regime calls for "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

No electricity, no salary, and no harvest! Total crisis at a sugar mill in Ciego de Ávila

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

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

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

Granma wraps up a disappointing harvest, achieving only 27% of the projected sugar output

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

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

Granma's sugar harvest in crisis: only 26% of the plan completed and millions in losses

Cuba records the lowest sugar production since the 19th century

The 2025 Cuban sugar harvest 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 has barely reached 13 percent of the plan

No sugar, but with pabellón at ExpoCuba: The paradox of the Cuban sugar industry

They monitor water quality following an alert for fecal contamination in the 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 is struggling

Cuba's Minister of Food Industry: "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: The Cuban government insists on reviving sugarcane cultivation and food production

The pound 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 lack of sugar in Guantánamo

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

In the midst of the crisis in the sugar industry, the government is holding 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 iron particles in warehouses

A Cuban passes a magnet over the brown sugar and captures pieces of iron

Cuba experienced the worst sugar harvest in the last 125 years

Cuban students give a "central" to Díaz-Canel

Only half of the sugar mills are currently operating in this harvest season in Cuba

Even the scraping goes up in price in Cuba

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

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

Cuban government removes one pound of sugar from the basic basket