U.S. Ag/Food Exports Increase 35.8% In August 2023; Up 17.9% Year-To-Year. Puddings, Coffee Extract, Cleaning Preparations (US$1.1 Million), Used Excavating Machines, Used Tractors, Car Parts.

ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©
October 2023

August 2023 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increase 35.8%- 1
44th Of 225 August 2023 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Increase 17.9%- 2
Cuba Ranked 52nd Of U.S. 2023 Ag/Food Export Markets- 2
August 2023 Healthcare Product Exports US$0.00- 2
August 2023 Humanitarian Donations US$2,735.263.00- 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 17


AUGUST 2023 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 35.8%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in August 2023 were US$39,913,983.00 compared to US$29,383,675.00 in August 2022 and US$27,656,565.00 in August 2021.

August 2023 exports included among other items: Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen); Chicken Meat (Frozen); Chicken Legs (Frozen); Meat of Swine; Preserved Chicken Meat; Rice; Puddings; Grapes; Coffee; Coffee Extract; Cookies; Waffles and Wafers; Beer; Palm Oil; Hams; Pasta; Corn Chips; Yeasts; Carbonated Soft Drinks; Salt; Sugar; Compressors; Immersion Heaters.

January 2023 through August 2023 TSREEA exports were US$232,487,283.00 compared to January 2022 through August 2022 exports of US$197,037,244.00. Total TSREEA exports since first deliveries in December 2001 exceed:US$7,136,213,649.00.

The data 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 and CDA. 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.

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