U.S. Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Decrease 26.3% In October 2023; Remain Up 4.95% Year-To-Year. US$1.1 Million In "Aerial Reflectors" And US$30 Million In Donated Goods Already Exceeds Full Year 2022.
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December 2023
October 2023 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Decrease 23.6%- 1
59th Of 228 October 2023 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Increase 4.95%- 2
Cuba Ranked 54th Of 228 2023 U.S. Ag/Food Export Markets- 2
October 2023 Healthcare Product Exports US$65,173.00- 2
October 2023 Humanitarian Donations US$2,745,566.00- 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue- 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 19
OCTOBER 2023 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA DECREASE 23.6%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in October 2023 were US$15,928,609.00 compared to US$20,852,560.00 in October 2022 and US$22,271,632.00 in October 2021.
October 2023 exports included: Chicken Meat (Frozen), Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen), Chicken Legs (Frozen), Meat Of Swine (Fresh), Preserved Chicken Meat, Meat Of Swine, Processed (Frozen), Meat Of Swine (Frozen), Pig Fat (Frozen), Preserved Chicken Meat (Paste), Coffee Roasted Decaffeinated, Fresh Cheese, Rice, Confectioner Sugar, Infant Preparations, Juices, Ice Cream, Gelatin, Mineral Water, Detergents, Toilet Paper, Sweaters, Brace Overalls, Footwear, Hair Nets, Umbrellas, Turbochargers, Air Conditioners, Weighing Machinery, Electric Self-Propelled Work Trucks, Machine For Working Hard Materials, Cooking Stove/Range/Oven Parts, Aerial Reflectors (US$1,135,439.00), Used Vehicles (US$476,625.00), Passenger Motor Vehicles (US$288,955.00).
January 2023 through October 2023 TSREEA exports were US$268,733,465.00 compared to January 2022 through October 2022 exports of US$256,057,483.00. Total TSREEA exports since first deliveries in December 2001 exceed: US$7,172,459,831.00.
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.
