2019 US Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increased 14.5%; Healthcare Exports Decreased 31.1%; Donations Decreased 20.5%
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February 2020
December 2019 Food/Ag Exports To Cuba Decrease 65.7%- 1
95th In December 2019 Of 223 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
US$257.6 Million In 2019 Compared To US$224.9 Million In 2018- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Increase 14.5%; Cuba Ranks 56th - 2
December 2019 Healthcare Product Exports US$34,918.00- 2
December 2019 Humanitarian Donations US$1,506,113.00- 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue To Increase- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 16
DECEMBER 2019 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA DECREASE 65.7%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in December 2019 were US$4,371,126.00 compared to US$12,775,779.00 in December 2018 and US$11,963,399.00 in December 2017.
United States exports in 2019 were US$257,659,479.00 compared to US$224,910,413.00 in 2018, representing an increase of 14.5%.
The following are the ten largest (U.S. Dollar value) food product/agricultural product exports from the United States to the Republic of Cuba for 2001 through 2019 under provisions of TSREEA:
2019 (Ranking; Product; U.S. Dollar Value; % Of Total U.S. Exports To Cuba)
Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen)
US$131,667,577.00
51.1%
Chicken Meat (Frozen)
US$35,768,471.00
13.9%
Soybean Oil Cake
US$32,852,225.00
12.8%
Chicken Legs (Frozen)
US$18,079,528.00
7.0%
Soybeans
US$15,275,733.00
5.9%
Corn
US$9,855,157.00
3.8%
Calcium Phosphates
US$8,833,684.00
3.4%
Chicken Sausage
US$1,261,260.00
.50%
Articles Of Wood
US$80,000.00
.03%
Flour Meal & Pellets Of Fish
US$61,071.00
.02%
Total Value Of 10 Largest Exports To Cuba US$253,734,706.00
Total U.S. Exports To Cuba US$257,659,479.00
10 Largest As % of Exports To Cuba 98.5%
Total agricultural commodity and food product exports to the Republic of Cuba since the first shipments in December 2001 exceed US$6,132,872,696.00.
Healthcare Product Exports in 2019 were US$1,096,505.00 compared to US$3,492,553.00 in 2018, representing a decrease of 31.3%.
Humanitarian Donations in 2019 were US$7,150,989.00 compared to US$8,998,855.00 in 2018, representing a decrease of 20.5%.
The 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.
The data represents the U.S. Dollar value of product exported from the United States to the Republic of Cuba under the TSREEA. The data does not include transportation charges, bank charges, or other costs associated with exports; the government of the Republic of Cuba reports unverifiable data that includes transportation charges, bank charges, and other costs.
