HAVANA, May 14 (Luis Viño Zimerman, UPECI) – Residents of Havana complain about the poor quality of the food sold in price-controlled markets.
An official who would not be named at the Ministry of Internal Commerce said the major complaints are that produce is very small or not fresh. "The situation has caused significant shortcomings in the economic technical plan for those units. A lack of sales and high loses due to spoilage
are the principal characteristics of the same," the source said.
An informal survey of several price-controlled markets found the following:
Adela Collado Milanés, 49, said: "I bought three pounds of malanga, at two pesos each, and by the time I peeled them I didn't even have one pound left. I'll keep buying from the farmers at the agricultural markets."
Lourdes Sotolongo Primelles, 62, found "The quality is trash. Look at this chard, it's no good. And then the government talks about the farmers; it's true they charge more, but it's a better deal to buy from them."
Elsa Castillón Espinosa, 38, said: "I bought eight pounds of oranges. There were 32 oranges, but I could only use 15, because the rest were dry, didn't have a drop of juice in them, and, anyway, they were too small. The ones the farmers sell are better, no doubt about it."
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