U.S. ag exports to Cuba rise by 36 percent in 2016

The Cuban food-buying agency Alimport purchased $232 million of U.S. food and ag products during 2016, up 36 percent from the previous year, said the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council. The sales total surged with the return of Cuban purchases of U.S. poultry meat, interrupted by the U.S. bird flu epidemic of 2014-15, said the… » Read More

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