U.S. Agricultural Commodity/Food Exports To Cuba Increased 6.2% In August 2022; Down 4.5% Year-To-Year. Exports Included US$70,053.00 In Sea Cucumbers. Donations Thus Far In 2022 Surpass Total 2021.
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October 2022
August 2022 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increase 6.2%- 1
53rd Of 225 August 2022 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Decrease 4.5%- 2
Cuba Ranked 56th Of U.S. Ag/Food Export Markets- 2
August 2022 Healthcare Product Exports US$879,628.00- 2
August 2022 Humanitarian Donations US$3,397,881.00- 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 16
AUGUST 2022 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 6.2%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in August 2022 were US$29,383,675.00 compared to US$27,656,565.00 in August 2021 and US$31,724,133.00 in August 2020.
January 2022 through August 2022 exports were US$197,037,244.00 compared to January 2021 through August 2021 exports of US$206,430,928.00. A decrease of 4.5%.
August 2022 Exports Included among other items: Sea Cucumbers; Cookies; Beans; Condiments; Vinegar; Soybeans; Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen); Chicken Meat (Frozen); Chicken Legs (Frozen); Coffee; Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Deodorants; Soap; Disinfectants; Insecticides.
Humanitarian Donations for the period January 2022 through August 2022 were US$12,140,977.00 compared to US$11,074,090.00 for calendar year 2021.
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.
Click here for a list of agricultural commodities eligible for export to Cuba under Section 902(1) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000
