U.S. agriculture is
benefitting from trade with Cuba, according to new figures released by the
U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council. Exports of food and agricultural products
from the U.S. to Cuba in November of 2017 were pegged at $21.2 million,
compared to $10.59 million in November 2016, and $6.24 million in November of
2015. There were also substantial increases in sales of farm equipment and
products for hotels and airlines. Chicken in various forms was the biggest
export, followed by herbicides, according to the Hagstrom Report. In 2015 and
2016, the Obama administration expanded the list of products authorized for
export to Cuba from the United States, as long as the importers were not
affiliated with the Cuban government. Further, John Deere and Caterpillar
opened agricultural distribution centers and have been the biggest exporters of
farm equipment, but neither company has issued sales figures for their
operations in Cuba.
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