Great communist successes: Cuba the “sugar bowl of the world” now has to import sugar
Cuba
By Jo Nova
Things were dire in October, and they aren’t getting better:
Spare a thought for the people of Cuba. In October, Cuba suffered through a week of extended blackouts when 7 out of 8 power plants were out of action. After power was restored it meant people in Havana, the capital city, got 4 or 5 hours of electricity a day. (So they only had 20 hour blackouts each day, instead of 24 hour ones). According to The National, people often travel by horse-drawn carts rather than motor cars, and in the countryside, it’s a common sight to see ploughs being pulled by oxen. “Motorways connecting major cities are eerily quiet. ”
Not surprisingly, in the last few years, ten percent of the entire population has left (mostly for Florida). Unfortunately for Cuba, these were the working age adults. Predictably, the loss of productive workers and productive electricity means the loss of product, and so it has come to pass:
Cuba Runs Out of Sugar
John Hindraker, Powerline
This is like Libya running out of sand: Cuba is now an importer of sugar:
The Cuban government acknowledged that it is “shameful” for the island, traditionally one of the leading sugar producers in Latin America, to be forced to import this product.
Cuba was once known as the Sugar Bowl of the world.
John Hindraker calculates that the current cost of a pound of sugar in Cuba is about $25 US.
https://joannenova.com.au/2024/12/great-communist-successes-cuba-the-sugar-bowl-of-the-world-now-has-to-import-sugar/
