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CRISIS BEGINS: CUBA BEGINS WIDESPREAD RATIONING DUE TO SHORTAGES

• https://www.shtfplan.com, Tyler Durden

As a result, Cuba launched widespread rationing of staple foods and hygiene products due to shortages triggered by US trade embargos, reported Al Jazeera.

After a month of shortages, Cuban authorities announced Friday the rationed the sale of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap, and other essential items, "to avoid hoarding and ensure greater access."

Commerce Minister Betsy Díaz told the Cuban News Agency that rationing would be used to deal with shortages of staple foods. Díaz condemned the Trump administration for triggering the latest crisis developing throughout the country.

"Our mission is to fracture all the measures the US government imposes, and today we are setting priorities,"Diaz said on a state-run media broadcast.

Cuba imports approximately two-thirds of its food and small shortages have been common throughout the years. In recent weeks, many products have been missing from store shelves for days, and long lines have sprung up with many waiting for scarce products like chicken and beans.


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