Residents queue to buy yoghurt in Havana. Essential ingredients have begun to dry up throughout Cuba Cubans are experiencing chronic food shortages after imports of fuel from Venezuela dried up, leading to rationing being widely imposed. Havana has attributed the lack of food to problems with overseas providers, many of whom are trying to cope with US sanctions. A recent plunge in aid from Venezuela, Cuba’s left-wing ally, has also made daily life much more complicated for the 11 million people living on the communist-run island. Havana resells subsidised fuel that it receives from Venezuela on the international market in exchange for cash to buy products such as chicken and beans. A smaller proportion of the money is used to generate power. The collapse of the Venezuelan state-run oil company has led to a drastic reduction in fuel exports. Oil production…