Vegetable marketing system developed in San Antonio de los Baños

The vegetable marketing system developed in San Antonio de los Baños is the last link in the production chain, from which food from the countryside is distributed to all destinations. The ten cooperatives of the municipality are involved, who contract their productions with the Agricultural Company and are distributed through the Marketing Enterprise, Acopio.

In February, the production forms are not complying with the delivery of food, according to Delvis Guerrero, the store’s head of this entity. Nevertheless, vegetables are being received, for example: tomato, cabbage, carrot, beetroot and eggplant, all of first quality and fresh, to be distributed to different destinations before 48 hours. The cooperatives that currently supply these vegetables to Acopio are CCS Jesus Menéndez, Niceto Pérez, Reinaldo Pérez and Conrado Benítez.

These products are destined to the social consumption of the municipality: hospitals, schools, children’s daycare. They are also contracted with the Enterprise Market Havana to be sold in different points of the capital. Viandas, fruits and other premium products are delivered to the tourism sector, although this is not the main destination of the enterprise.