Following the Cuban government’s price cap on some MSME products, such as chicken, it has “disappeared” from the supply in pesos. Where to buy chicken and at what price right now in Cuba.
As expected after the implementation on July 8 of price caps for six imported products sold in Cuba mainly by MSMEs, chicken has been the most negatively affected. In light of the cap, private companies have “disappeared” it from the sales list.
“At the capped price we have to sell directly to the consumer and we have spent 20 days to finish. The middlemen can no longer do their job, we have had to reinvent ourselves to avoid losses. We have to rent trucks and transport the chicken to the municipalities ourselves. Obviously, we are not going to buy more chicken until they fix this madness,” a private seller from Holguín told Diario de Cuba.
Recently, the government acknowledged that the price cap on products such as cooking oil and chicken meat, among others, on the island, has “scared” products off the shelves of small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs).
So where to buy chicken and at what price in Cuba today?
Price and where to buy chicken in Cuba today
Amid the obvious shortage, chicken meat is sought at any price and above all, it is necessary to know where if SMEs do not want to sell after the price cap. One of the options is social networks in search of resellers.
For example, in Havana, a box of chicken breast, with six 2-kilo packages, costs 22 thousand Cuban pesos. “Bulk chicken boxes 40 pounds 11,800$. Minimum purchase 10 boxes,” another advertised. It is clear that these prices are unattainable for the “average Cuban.”
Is there chicken in MLC stores? Through Envíos Cuba, in Havana stores, there is chicken in stock today. For example, a whole 1.5 kg chicken costs 8.26 USD, a 15 kilo box of quartered chicken costs more than 40 USD and that was even though it suffered a “discount”, according to the offer.
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