14-00000 "sere Leerenemiaetphaben.ctesinadie Semeammmea. Seameiiemaennen anced cane ted vee ote we . . ee ee oe eee) - pmats BO” Len inmne aanere 1 ; in . "Hiatt, June-10;--2966— — I “ . . . } Frofesor Toraten Gard lund ' ft Svencka Sockorfabriks Aktiebolaget. bo Huvudkontoret i fos _ , Fost Box 17050 .g . fy. elmo | ‘3 a’ Gane : ai Dear Prof, Gardlundt ' : i ene I am pleased to enclose tho information that you requested CO Jd. ‘+ * dn your kind letter of 5/5/66, which I hope will be useful to you in your studies = ~ “ 1"... of price and cost trends in the cane sugar industry. ~ ito As you probably know, the Cuban surar industry ranked first 7 . oe place as a producer of cane sugar, not only with rogards to largo production vole ; umes, but also as concerns high technical efficiency and low production costs. tg AS gee Chstone, TN RETO RE act TOE hat en Aga om ages eh po a che me Before 1959, the mximim production cost was of 3.5 cents a ‘pound, excepting, of course, the srallor and moro inefficient sugar mills that had not doveleped any technological advances since World War IT, However, in 1965 the cost. of production was as high as 5.25 cents a pound, even though, of eourse, this latter figure is carefully concealed by the Comaunist rdgims that ‘or wales my country. wee mo od wis Nee a * + & Eater I would like te acquaint you with the Economic Research Bue reau of the UNIDAD REVOLUCIONARIA Movemont. This organisation is made up of true vote Cuban economiats in exile. I am sure that you will find this a very valuable i woo - isource of information concerning Cuba's econony, Zt thank you very much for the kind and hunane phrases that you have had for my family and for myself. Thank Heaven, after throa long years we were able to escapo, oven if at the risk of our ow lives, from the Communist hell, We have come to this free land in the hope that we can start our lives all over again under the kind hospitality of this great Nation, the frea and democrag ic United States of America, : ; Please by assured, my dear Professor,. that I am pleased to place myself at your services Should you desire any information concerning the Cuban sugar industry, I will be more than glad to furnish it to you. I also : hope that, very 6oon, a régime of liberty, justice and democratis economia de« ; i valopuent will preveil in my suffering Fatherland, as Sincerely yours, ee aS oe SR Romer eS on cathmat F Ee aie apo DD ate: MS cae z Be w. tweet ln aa ~ es rn - ee 1G a a ° ree et hi be Ut tlt og Me ECO  LRge THK ERM COET Ss ete go 7 & ot comma eS Ing. Rall Esparsa Sr. “ele ~J20-2 . “glean. UF GA-AS367 CS COPY I] ~ 120 ; 6 g = EMM + ard casnaltn 3 ean mL RENEE we | - +80 UF tet charger oe he i eat . Tag! EPR He eee, wae
N—PRORR ESE —o eT N-GAPLY EVES COOK RV IRS SET TEUOLAGE? INICTANS TN CUNAN fty4n JuDUe Tees: Before Castro? 466 In 19661 50 2e~ SING OF CUPAN SUGAR TPOIRTICTANS OF THF UNT™RITTY OF HavAMat : ~ : Before Castro! Apricultural Engineer ( rare . furar Chemical Engineer (5 yoars ‘ Bayar Chemist 3 yeare In 19668 Agricultural Engincer (5 yeara) GUrf TIONS PERTAIBING 7) A POSSIBLE SWEIISCHeCUHAN LONGTFRM SUCAR AGREEMENT A= sent Cub 4 m gt T.- Total Exportet 4,880,000 MP (1966 sugar comitmente) Il,~ Thoreof unjor Jene/torm agreamentst (*) Country. Quantity Price Nunbor of Years. -- Eastern Europe 6C0, 000.0 MT Free Mkt. . On a yearly basis Epain _-130,000,0 Mr 265 ote, Ibs 1966 ” Marooko 270,£00.0 MT LDP. 1966 Egypt . 100,000.0 MP (ost.) Free Mkt. . 1966 fyrta | 30,000.0 MT (eat.) Free Met. . . 1966 (*).- Breakdown of Eastern Purope and additional information enclosed in Appendix I, Be~. Pacts abou h ‘ 2 . co T= dyetiont oe : , (planned) Gem Acreage unter cane acre, cab, 3,979,440 acres 4,642,686 acres bo- Expected cane crops in ton/ 904, 860 acres” 1,989,720 acres © acre arr/cab, ¢,~ Expected cane erop in tone 37,500, C00,0 MT . 83, 000,C00,0 NT d,© Expected sugar production in 4,500, 000,C MT(#) 10,000, 000,0 MT tons 1 4 . , boot vu @.~ Average eugar content in cane % 14.0c8 ID - 120 BEE ° f,~ Yield sugar in tag/ton cane % 12,008 12 ,50012,6C8 Sle are.2 UFGA-25 367 t