Food scarcity worsens as a result of raids against self-employed in Cuba.

PLACETAS, Cuba, (María Elena Alpízar Ariosa, Grupo Decoro / www.cubanet.org ) - 

Residents of Placetas, in Villa Clara province, seem to feel the series of police raids begun October 25 and aimed at self-employed street vendors has made the average Cuban's efforts to acquire food more difficult, according to an informal survey of the population.

People in the streets point out, for instance, that potatoes have only been available from street vendors for some time. Malanga, another tuber that's a staple of the Cuban diet, is now only available on Sundays at the agricultural fairs.

Several residents mentioned that milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, and other meats, are easier to obtain in the underground market because they are usually available and because their prices are lower, than in the government-run markets.

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