Pescatun has reserves to exploit in fish catches, although the scarcity of fuel and resources such as fishing gear affect the activity.
Pescatun has reserves to exploit in fish catches, although the scarcity of fuel and resources such as fishing gear affect the activity.

There is an adage that “When the waters are troubled, the fishermen profit”. But when the adjective is attributed to time, it is something else, and that is how the year 2024 passed for the workers of the Fishing Company (Pescatun) in this eastern Cuban province.

Las Tunas have about 150,000 hens.

Egg production was very depressed in the province of Las Tunas during 2024, accumulating 17 million 692 thousand units, barely 38.6 percent of the plan. The lack of specialized feed for laying hens, their replacement and starter chicks played a role in the non-fulfillment.

To consolidate the production of elements for new hives is an objective.

Beekeepers in the province of Las Tunas failed to meet the main production indicators in 2024. However, an increase was reported in that period, which could indicate the beginning of the recovery of this activity.

Some 80 percent of Las tunas soil are in regular and poor condition.

Some eight million pesos will be invested during 2025 in different productive units of the Las Tunas Eastern province, as part of the soil improvement and conservation plan, developed by the territorial delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG).

Oxygen plant at Acinox Las Tunas.

Aracelys Luis Pacheco still gets excited when she remembers the days of the COVID-19 pandemic when many lives were literally saved from the gas plant of the Las Tunas Stainless-Steel Company (Acinox). Now, as then, they successfully undertake the production of medical oxygen for hospitals in several Cuban provinces.