The problems of the food basket in Cuba
The president and minsters of commerce explain
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel pointed out the efforts of the Cuban government to deliver the regulated food basket at the beginning of each month, without partial deliveries in installments. The Cuban president made the comments during the second episode of the new You-Tube series, Desde la Presidencia, posted on April 4, 2024. The episode was dedicated to the question, What is happening with the regulated food basket in Cuba? Appearing on the program with the President were Betsy Díaz Velázquez, Minister of Domestic Commerce, and Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, First Vice-Minister for Foreign Commerce and Foreign Investment.
Díaz-Canel began the program with the observation that the opinions of the people with respect to the regulated food basket are very critical and very negative. The negative opinions are expressed in four areas: (1) the delivery of the basket often is delayed, and sometimes it is delivered to the neighborhood distribu…