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Cuba’s Sugar Industry Dissolves

Cuba’s Sugar Industry Dissolves

Cuba was once the world’s largest sugar exporter. But, according to a local expert, it “has been reduced to rubble by poor state management, a lack of capital, sanctions, hurricanes and other factors.”

King to Pauper: Cuban Sugar in Decline

Cuba’s sugar ministry will close in the coming months and be replaced by a state-run corporation, according to business sources. Here is a timeline from Reuters of Cuba’s declining sugar industry.

Cuba’s Sugar Industry Hit by Low Productivity

Production at Cuba’s sugar plants has been hit hard this year by inefficiency, a spate of breakdowns and other technical problems, state-media has reported.