Cuba forced into rationing as US sanctions and Venezuela crisis bite

Commerce minister announces limits on purchases of staples such as chicken, eggs, rice, beans and soap

The Cuban government has announced that it is launching widespread rationing of chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap and other basic products in the face of a grave economic crisis.

Betsy Díaz Velázquez, the commerce minister, told the state-run Cuban News Agency that various forms of rationing would be employed in order to deal with shortages of staple foods. She blamed the hardening of the US trade embargo by the Trump administration.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JdHFP0