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| In Cuba Supply and Demand works differently |
| 2004-01-25 |
| The price of fruit juices sold in the Isle of Youth has gone up by government order, and consumers, who say the quality of the product is worse than ever, are unhappy. Doesn’t AMTRACK work like that also? Local cafeterias started charging 90 cents for a glass of juice that used to sell for 50 cents. Consumers say the juice is mostly water, with a little sugar and poor quality fruit concentrate. Hey, Hugo deliver 10 truckloads of papayas with the next shipment of crude. Marta RodrÃÂguez, the manager of the Hanoi cafeteria in La Demajagua, on the outskirts of Nueva Gerona, explained the price increase saying: "The measure was handed down from the finance and price directorate of the Popular Power and the Municipal Commerce and Gastronomy company. Truth in Advertising scream for the name of the cafe to be changed to the Harare cafeteria. It is true, the measure has not been well received by the population, but we are obligated to implement it. As far as the quality of the product, we always try to make it within the established parameters." In the nearby town of Atanagildo Cajigal, juice sales have gone down since the price increase. "No one ever consulted the people about prices; the government just decides and always has the last word," said La Demajagua resident Roberto RodrÃÂguez. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #3 "In the nearby town of Atanagildo Cajigal, juice sales have gone down since the price increase." Adam Smith worked this all out years ago. Same as it ever was! But I bet in the place where power is held the juice is still better than ever. Ah, cigars, cold friut juice and broiled chicken. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-1-25 1:27:48 PM |
| #2 Ever since the Soviet beet subsidy was cut the Cuban juice market has been in chaos. Sputnik Brand 10% beet juice was a major seller in the paso shops, now all that is left is juche. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-1-25 1:13:26 PM |
| #1 "No one ever consulted the people about prices; the government just decides and always has the last word," Is he living in Cuba or France? I can't tell. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-1-25 1:08:06 PM |