Cuba has signed agreements with allied countries to guarantee the entry of wheat flour to make bread, a staple of the Cuban diet. The island imports approximately 80% of the products it consumes.
The crisis coincides with the return of blackouts due to fuel shortages in the last two months. All this at a time when the Caribbean jewel is hit by a serious economic recession, accentuated in recent years not only by US sanctions, but also by the pandemic. The state company Unión Eléctrica estimated that yesterday there were simultaneous power cuts in almost 32% of Cuba.