U.S. Food/Agricultural Commodity Exports To Cuba Increased 19.4% In November 2022; Up 4.5% Year-To-Year. Shock- Humanitarian Donations Thus Far Up 152.6% From 2022 With One Month To Go.
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January 2023
November 2022 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increase 19.4% - 1
49th Of 227 November 2022 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Increase 4.5%- 2
Cuba Ranked 56th Of U.S. Ag/Food Export Markets- 2
November 2022 Healthcare Product Exports US$1,210,056.00- 2
November 2022 Humanitarian Donations US$6,522,941.00- 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 16
NOVEMBER 2022 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 19.4%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in November 2022 were US$33,085,677.00 compared to US$27,699,046.00 in November 2021 and US$11,339,843.00 in November 2020.
January 2022 through November 2022 exports were US$289,143,160.00 compared to January 2021 through November 2021 exports of US$276,683,109.00. An increase of 4.5%.
November 2022 Exports Included among other items: Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen); Chicken Meat (Frozen); Chicken Legs (Frozen); Meat of Bovines; Meat of Swine; Woodpulp; Preserved Chicken Meat; Beans; Olives; Hams; Tuna; Malt Extract; Pasta; Bread; Communion Wafers; Sardines; Fruit; Coffee; Vegetable Juices; Beer; Non-Alcoholic Beverages; Deodorants; Soap; Shampoo; Dentifrices; Disinfectants; Dermatological Agents; Beauty & Skin Care Preparations; and Detergents.
Humanitarian Donations for the period January 2022 through October 2022 were US$27,970,997.00 compared to US$11,074,090.00 for calendar year 2021. With one month remaining in 2022, the increase represents 152.6%.
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
