Fuel shortages a bitter pill for Cuba’s sugar cane industry
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Cuba's sugar cane industry is facing a severe economic crisis marked by frequent power blackouts and shortages of fuel, fertilizer, and pesticides. Reinaldo Espinosa, the boss of a sugar cane-producing cooperative, described the current situation as the worst in the industry's history. Output has fallen from 84 to 28 tons of cane per hectare in the past five years due to obstacles such as zero fertilizer, zero herbicide, fuel shortages, and power blackouts. The number of sugar mills in Cuba has dropped from 156 to 56, and the 2022-2023 harvest barely reached 350,000 tonnes, only 4.4% of what the country produced until the early 1990s. Cuba's economic crisis, worsened by the pandemic, has led to a fresh wave of power blackouts and a lack of fuel and equipment for repairs. The industry is struggling with hardship and uncertainty, with limited resources and equipment to work with.
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