The shortage of garlic, an essential product in Cuban cuisine, has increased the value of this product so much that it is even used as a medium of exchange. According to El Tiempo Latino, an internet newspaper for the Latin American community in the US, garlic is sold on the streets of Havana alongside expensive electronic devices or counterfeit luxury handbags. According to the medium, there are real "garlic bosses" active on the black market who make big money from the trade.
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The shortage of garlic, an essential product in Cuban cuisine, has increased the value of this product to such an extent that it is even used as a medium of exchange. According to El Tiempo Latino, an internet newspaper for the Latin American community in the US, garlic is sold on the streets of Havana alongside expensive electronic devices or counterfeit luxury handbags. According to the medium, there are real "garlic bosses" active on the black market who make big money from the trade. A garlic seller pays between $50,000 and $100,000 for a full crop, but it's mostly the middlemen who do the big business. What exactly is going on? The lack of fertilizers and pesticides makes it particularly difficult to grow garlic, which is also harvested only once a year, especially in January. Therefore, ...
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