[R-G] Cuba's Food & Agriculture

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

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<http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/cuba/CubaSituation0308.pdf>
Cuba's Food & Agriculture
Situation Report
by
Office of Global Analysis, FAS, USDA
March 2008

Since 2002, the United States has continued as Cuba's largest supplier
of food and agricultural products. Cuba has consistently ranked among
the top ten export markets for U.S. soybean oil, dry peas, lentils,
dry beans, rice, powdered milk, and poultry meat. Cuba also has been a
major market for U.S. corn, wheat and soybeans.

U.S. firms, as a result of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act (TSRA) signed into law in 2000, were allowed to sell
food and agricultural products to Cuba on a cash basis. Cuba, however,
did not begin purchasing from the United States until after Hurricane
Michelle had severely damaged its agricultural sector in 2001.