Inflation continues to run rampant in the Cuban economy, amid the uncertainty caused by a criminal case against the former minister of this branch, Alejandro Gil. How are the prices in Cuba today for foods such as pork, eggs, beans or cooking oil?
For example, this week, the independent media El Toque released a new information service on the trend in the price of pork in the country, the most demanded meat on the Cuban table and of course, the most expensive.
If we trust this unofficial information, in Havana the pound of pork steak was on average 1,055 Cuban pesos per pound, but in some places it could cost up to 1,200. The price of a pound of pork tenderloin , was, for the same average, at a price of 1,054 Cuban pesos per pound. The cheapest would be a pound of smoked pork shoulder, with an average cost of 600 Cuban pesos per pound.
According to the aforementioned media, these data are obtained through “daily observation in a group of about 40 establishments in the formal market, distributed in 11 municipalities of Havana.”
Prices in Cuba, the real cost of other foods
In the case of red beans, the Cuban newspaper 14ymedio also talked about their prices throughout Cuba, which it currently described as “a luxury.” According to this report, red beans, in provinces such as Cienfuegos, sell for almost 400 Cuban pesos per pound. Although it has dropped in price compared to the end of 2023, it is still unaffordable for the pension and salary of thousands of Cubans.
Rice, for example, was above 150 pesos per pound in the same province. Although in each territory the price can vary, sometimes lower, others higher, the reality is that inflation hits everyone.
For example, sunflower cooking oil, a liter bottle, according to social media reports, was sold in Havana for 790 Cuban pesos, a bottle. Others sold it a little cheaper, around 850 Cuban pesos. Meanwhile, a carton of “dirty” eggs was sold for 2,000 Cuban pesos. With a simple account of the cost of these basic foods for the Cuban, the “box simply does not add up.”
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