{"id":231153,"date":"2020-12-02T07:21:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=231153"},"modified":"2020-12-02T07:21:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:21:33","slug":"a-package-of-bread-for-25-pesos-havana-tops-prices-of-several-food-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/a-package-of-bread-for-25-pesos-havana-tops-prices-of-several-food-products\/","title":{"rendered":"A package of bread for 25 pesos: Havana tops prices of several food products"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government of <\/span>Havana<\/span><\/a> established price caps on a group of agricultural products and \u201cflour derivatives\u201d that are marketed in agricultural markets and private establishments in the Cuban capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given the shortage of food and basic need products, as a result of the economic crisis the island is experiencing and which has caused a considerable hike in prices, the Havana authorities decided to expand the list of toped prices of food products to \u201cprotect our population,\u201d reported the newspaper <\/span>Tribuna de La Habana<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In October, this source <\/span>had already published<\/span><\/a> a list of other products with maximum prices set by the government, which included meat and sausages, as well as root vegetables, greens, fruits and grains.<\/span><\/p>\n

The shortage of food in Cuba has worsened with the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, a context in which the government has opted for the opening of stores where you can only pay with cards associated with bank accounts in dollars. To this is added the impact of the U.S. embargo and the inefficiencies and internal obstacles that hinder the necessary productive take-off on the island.<\/span><\/p>\n

The food we need<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n