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This year’s tiny harvest casts doubt on the spirit’s recent resurgence, once a bright spot in the island’s economy It’s a crisis that would have sent a shiver down Ernest Hemingway’s drinking arm. Cuba’s communist government is struggling to process enough sugar to make the rum for his beloved mojitos and daiquiris.As summer rains bring the Caribbean island’s 2025 harvest to an end, a recent analysis by Reuters suggests that Cuba’s state-run monopoly, Azcuba, is likely to produce just 165,000 metric tonnes of sugar this year. That compares with harvests of 8m in the late 1980s. Continue reading...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/30/over-a-barrel-lack-sugar-cuba-rum-industry-crisis-harvest

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✍️ Cuba's communist government is struggling to produce enough sugar to meet the demand for rum, threatening the island's rum industry and its international luxury brands.

👉 Cuba's sugar production is expected to be the lowest in over a century

👉 The rum industry is particularly vulnerable due to the country's trade embargo with the US

👉 International luxury brands have invested heavily in their Cuban rum brands

👉 The shortage of molasses is threatening the prospects of these brands

👉 The situation is dire, with some predicting that the fourth quarter will be particularly tough for the industry

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ᶠᶸᶜᵏᵧₒᵤ!🫵🏼 7mo ago

How about basic electricity ⚡️ for its citizens 🤦🏻