According to the official Cuban press, the production and sale of regulated bread will begin to stabilize on the island after the entry of a ship.
According to information from the Good Morning Magazine“the low availability of wheat flour in the country causes irregularities these days in the production and sale of standardized bread from the basic basket in various territories.”
However, they assure that this “situation should stabilize as of this Tuesday, after the arrival at the Havana port of a ship with enough raw material to guarantee the coverage of this food for at least two weeks.”
in the note widespread It is specified that “unfortunately the arrival of the ship during the day of this Sunday did not prevent the occurrence of serious effects on the availability of raw material, which produced days of zero coverage in several provinces.”
“Despite the complex economic situation, the revolutionary government makes great efforts to guarantee flour for making bread,” they point out.
Likewise, they clarify that “between the months of April and May, three wheat ships had to enter the national territory, operations that could not be carried out due to the sanctions imposed by the United States on the island, even when financing was available, the cargo window and the providers.
BREAD PRODUCTION IN CUBA
According to the text, the Ministry of the Food Industry has had to resort to “various alternatives to mitigate the insufficiency of flour and its impact on the population.”
“In several provinces of the country it has become necessary to use extenders to mix wheat with cassavapumpkin and other root vegetables that help to increase the yield of the necessary raw material”.
If the arrival dates of other wheat shipments purchased by Cuba are met, the production of bread for the regulated family basket will be guaranteed in a stable manner in the remainder of June and July, they communicate.
