Zafra

Socialist economy, nationalizations, and structural crisis in Cuba

“A giant on the ground”: Cubans mourn the destruction of a sugar mill in Holguín

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 health system in Cuba

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

Energy crisis forces delay in the start of the sugar harvest in Villa Clara and jeopardizes sugar availability in the basic food basket

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

Artemisa plants less than half of the planned sugarcane, and the price of sugar continues to rise

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

The regime calls for "voluntary work" following the worst sugar harvest in over a century

Sugar production in Cuba falls back to its lowest level in over 100 years

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

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

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

Granma ends a bitter sugar harvest with only 27% of the expected sugar production

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

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

Cuba records the lowest sugar production since the 19th century

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

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

Official journalist lashes out at Cuban leader: "Mention five benefits of the Ordering Task."

Severe fire in sugar cane fields of Guantánamo caused by "social indiscipline"

Sugar crisis in Cuba: Only six mills are operating and 25 percent of the sugarcane is being processed

The government deems it "shameful" that Cuba has to import sugar

Cuban guarapero in the Canary Islands: "I was born among the sugarcane fields."

The sugar sector resorts to prisoners to cope with the harvest in Cuba

Two tons of sugar stolen from a mill in Artemisa

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

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

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

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

Even the scraping is getting more expensive in Cuba

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

A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting fire to sugarcane fields in Sancti Spíritus

They resort to teams of oxen to plant sugar cane in Santiago de Cuba

Authorities find it challenging to meet the sugarcane harvest plan in Ciego de Ávila

A worker dies at a sugar mill in Holguín

In Cuba, they boast a production of over 550,000 boxes of rum in the current sugar harvest

Cienfuegos boasts of being the first Cuban province to complete the sugar harvest

Limay Blanco on rice and sugar prices: "Ease up."

The lack of investments and maintenance keeps Cuba in the dark

The current Cuban sugar harvest is facing a deficit of 95,000 tons of sugar for domestic consumption

National Electric System restored after "San Telmo fire" left half of Cuba without power

Domestic Trade adopts measures in response to the sugar crisis in Cuba

Ash falls over the city of Holguín following a sugarcane field fire in Cacocum

Cuba does not produce the expected amount of sugar

Lack of fuel and issues with machinery delay sugarcane planting in Cuba

Dissatisfaction among workers due to the shutdown of the Uruguay sugar mill in Sancti Spíritus

Cuba is preparing for a "small" harvest due to the collapse of the sugar industry

Students mobilize for sugarcane planting in Ciego de Ávila

The marabou harvest in Cuba is affected by a lack of liquidity

Cubans are taking aim at CIMEX for promoting guarapo to beat the heat this summer

Cuba seeks foreign investment to save its deteriorating sugar industry

Tardocastrism between the piñata and the squid

Díaz-Canel proposes generating electricity from biomass from sugar mills

Delays in sugarcane planting foretell a poor harvest in Ciego de Ávila

Cuba will not fulfill its sugar export commitments following the worst harvest in decades

Cuba records its worst sugar harvest in over 100 years

Railway line repaired in Sancti Spíritus after sugar cane train derailment