Communist Cuba produced just 27% of the regime's planned sugar output this year

This news is from July 6, 2025 but I just ran across it a couple of days ago.  You never heard about this either--because the Mainstream Media doesn't think you need to know.  This is one of the many reasons why Democrats--and almost ALL young Americans--think socialism and communism are so damn great: because "your" sole source of "newz" never tells you about their utter, ghastly failures.  So... 

Reuters reports that recent estimates based on official reports and sources from the sector predict that for the first time since the 19th century, sugar production in Cuba will drop below 200,000 metric tons.

In a free country this would have been the first paragraph of the story.  But because communists don't want to make communism look incompetent, what should have been the lede was buried in the 26th 'graf.

Obstacles began to pile up from the outset: delays in repairs, "issues with electrical supply" and difficulties in the production of industrial gases. The official communist newspaper Granma reports that the result was just 35% of the plan, around 253,000 tons.

Even that figure is higher than it actually turned out.

The Bartolomé Masó mill processed just 6% of the planned sugarcane, Arquímedes Colina 7%, and Grito de Yara 18%, figures that reflect a system that is barely functioning.  Although efforts are being made to repair equipment and train personnel, tangible results are few.

The whole country has the same issues: fewer operational mills and a chronic lack of resources. The goal of reducing the high price of sugar to the Cuban people seems increasingly distant.

The huge drop in sugar output has been due to severe non-compliance [??], disorganization, idle fields...and debts to workers.

Note that last phrase, cunningly placed at the end.  The commie government isn't paying the workers, who have finally gotten smart enough to not work on the communist regime's solemn promise that they'd be paid later.  Cuz somehow the money would never come.  Cynics believe it's siphoned into the pockets of party elites, just like kickbacks to Dem pols in the U.S. from millions they give to their favorite NGOs.

Other factors were 150 million pesos lost to fires in unharvested fields, fields invaded by woody plants, and delays in payments to harvest workers and mills.

Provincial governor Yanetsy Gutiérrez claimed the huge drop in sugar output is “affected by material restrictions and the effects of the U.S. blockade.”

There hasn't been a U.S. economic blockade for 50 years, sparky.

Although production has been dropping for decades, this year's production marks a historic low in an industry that had historically been the biggest  economic earner for the country. 

In recent weeks, several official media outlets have briefly presented alarming statistics: several key mills have produced less than 15% of their sugar plan, while others barely manage to survive amidst blackouts, obsolete machinery, and a shortage of cane.

Guantánamo province planned to produce 7,600 tons, but ended up producing about 2,900 tons of sugar, just 38% of "the plan."  That's a drop of 26% from last year.  The shortfall takes huge a toll on the Cuban people, both due to higher consumer prices and a loss of income in the provinces.

To tackle the crisis the government has announced that municipal bureaus will analyze indicators to adjust the course of the harvest, as well as bolster monitoring ahead of the hurricane season.

Wow, the causes are totally known, but the government refuses to admit the reality. 

Communist solution: "We'll increase the official production targets for next year!  Yeah, that'll do it!"

Source.

https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2025-07-07-u1-e209363-s27061-nid306510-granma-cierra-zafra-amarga-apenas-27-azucar-previsto