HAVANA, April 3 (José Antonio Fornaris, Cuba-Verdad) - The weekly
Tribuna de La Habana published the list of food stuffs to be sold under the
rationing plan in April.
According to the newspaper, on Saturday March 31, the following products
were available for residents to buy under the quota: rice (6 pounds per person),
sugar (3 pounds white and 3 pounds brown per person), red beans (20 ounces per
person), the first installment of 10 containers (of 24 for the month) of
evaporated milk for children with medically-prescribed diets.
In the Havana municipality of Regla one pound of chicken will be available
and in the El Cerro municipality one half pound of beef. These products are
available two or three times a year.
The weekly also lists the prices for various foodstuffs outside the quota
system, i.e. the market prices.
Among these were rice, at 3.50 pesos a pound; black, red, and white beans,
at 4.50, 5, and 6 pesos a pound; pork and mutton at 20 pesos a pound; and ham at
35 to 37 pesos a pound.
Government figures peg the average salary at 249 pesos a month.
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