2020 U.S. Food/Ag Exports To Cuba Decrease 36.6% Compared To 2019; Cuba 61st Of 226 U.S. Export Markets; Top Ten Exports- Chicken 87.7%
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February 2021
December 2020 Food/Ag Exports To Cuba Increase 223.6%- 1
For 2020 Cuba Ranked 61st Of 226 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
2019-To-2020 Exports Decrease 36.6%- 2
2020 Healthcare Product Exports US$936,013.00- 2
2020 Humanitarian Donations US$4,605,055.00- 3
2020 Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 16
Agricultural commodity and food product exports from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in 2020 were US$163,354,728.00 compared to US$257,659,479.00, representing a decrease of 36.6%.
1-Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen); US$67,085,594.00; 41.1%
2- Chicken Meat (Frozen); US$52,541,842.00; 32.2%
3- Chicken Legs (Frozen); US$23,449,751.00; 14.4%
4- Soybeans; US$7,953,290.00; 4.9%
5- Corn (Yellow Dent No. 2); US$5,383,417.00; 3.3%
6- Calcium Phosphate; US$4,399,968.00; 2.7%
7- Woodpulp; US$1,025,750.00; .60 %
8- Prepared/Preserved Chicken Meat/Paste; US$541,437.00; .30%
9- Kraftliner; US$287,047.00; .20%
10- Beer; US$70,656.00; .04%
Total Value Of 10 Largest Exports To Cuba- US$162,738,752.00
Total U.S. Exports To Cuba- US$163,354,728.00
10 Largest As % of Exports To Cuba- 99.6%
Since December 2001, agricultural commodity and food product exports reported from the United States to the Republic of Cuba is US$6,296,227,424.00.
This 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.
