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Food Monitor Program

The Food Monitor Program tracks Cuba's escalating food crisis, from black markets and price caps to malnutrition and soaring costs, highlighting systemic challenges.

Cuban Christmas Eve Overshadowed by Soaring Prices: "Tomatoes at 500 Pesos per Pound and Plantains at 60 Each"
Cuban Christmas Eve Overshadowed by Soaring Prices: "Tomatoes at 500 Pesos per Pound and Plantains at 60 Each"

Published on 12/25/2024

Drastic Rise in Malnutrition-Related Deaths Highlights Cuba's Food Crisis
Drastic Rise in Malnutrition-Related Deaths Highlights Cuba's Food Crisis

Published on 12/24/2024

Homeless Cuban Man Shares Survival Story on Cienfuegos Coast
Homeless Cuban Man Shares Survival Story on Cienfuegos Coast

Published on 12/2/2024

Threat to Blue Crab Population in Guantánamo Amid Food Crisis
Threat to Blue Crab Population in Guantánamo Amid Food Crisis

Published on 8/15/2024

Cuban Woman Rescues Cat Burned with Acid in Havana: "I Couldn't Let Her Suffer"
Cuban Woman Rescues Cat Burned with Acid in Havana: "I Couldn't Let Her Suffer"

Published on 8/12/2024

Elderly Man Fined for Attempting to Grow Food on Abandoned Land in Havana
Elderly Man Fined for Attempting to Grow Food on Abandoned Land in Havana

Published on 8/7/2024

Fines for Violating Price Caps Could Exceed 8,000 Pesos
Fines for Violating Price Caps Could Exceed 8,000 Pesos

Published on 7/11/2024

Price Caps May Worsen Shortages and Black Market in Cuba
Price Caps May Worsen Shortages and Black Market in Cuba

Published on 7/10/2024

The "Potato Mafia" in Cuba: How It Operates
The "Potato Mafia" in Cuba: How It Operates

Published on 5/28/2024