MADRID, Spain.- The sale of the products of the basic basket is affected due to the incidents of the Hurricane Ian. According to explanations from the Cuban Government, these effects are fundamentally related to damages that occurred in the warehouses and the slowdown in the distribution process to the sales sites.
Ian’s arrival in Cuba coincided with the time of greatest activity in the distribution of the standardized family basket, which caused a delay in activity in the ports, said the Minister of Internal Trade, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, in the official program Round table this Tuesday.
“Although there were products that had already arrived in the country, operations had to be stopped and it was not possible to supply as usual before the first of each month,” said the owner.
In addition, there were September products pending distribution.
“We are concluding the distribution of coffee, except in Isla de la Juventud and Holguín; a substitute for the yogurt that could not be produced is being completed and the delivery of meat products from last month in eight territories such as Havana, Mayabeque, Pinar del Río, Sancti Spíritus, Matanzas, Ciego de Ávila, Holguín and Granma is concluded. , accurate.
On the other hand, 903 facilities suffered damage, of which 22 correspond to wholesale warehouses. While 871 retail units were affected, of which 520 warehouses.
According to their statements, as an alternative, premises have been adapted to carry out the function of these warehouses and work is being done to repair some of them.
The official pointed out that in Pinar del Río the delivery of children’s milk has been prioritized, which has already concluded, and the commercialization of rice, other grains and sugar has begun. Although it has not been possible to distribute the oil “due to problems in the flowmeter, equipment that only works with electricity.”
Despite this situation, Betsy Díaz Velázquez asked the Cubans to remain calm, because “all the supplies of the basket are in the country.”
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