U.S. Food/Ag Exports To Cuba Increase 3.5% In February; Total Up 13.6% Compared To 2018

ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©

April 2019

February 2019 Food/Ag Exports To Cuba Increase 3.5%- 1

Food/Ag Exports Up 13.6% Compared To 2018- 1

Cuba Ranked 52nd of 229 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2

February 2019 Healthcare Product Exports US$6,888.00- 2

February 2019 Humanitarian Donations US$581,585.00- 3

Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue To Increase- 3

U.S. Port Export Data- 16

FEBRUARY 2019 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 3.5%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in February 2019 were US$27,048,523.00 compared to US$26,122,933.00 in February 2018 and US$18,145,564.00 in February 2017. 

United States exports from January 2019 through February 2019 were US$50,933,209.00 compared to US$44,803,278.00 from January 2018 through February 2019, representing an increase of 13.6%.

The export of artwork (paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, etc.) from the Republic of Cuba to the United States in February 2018 was US$503,387.00.

The report contains information on exports from the United States to the Republic of Cuba- products within the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSREEA) of 2000, Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) of 1992, and regulations implemented (1992 to present) for other products by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury and Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the United States Department of Commerce.

The TSREEA re-authorized the direct commercial (on a cash basis) export of food products (including branded food products) and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba, irrespective of purpose. The TSREEA does not include healthcare products, which remain authorized and regulated by the CDA.

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