ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©
April 2026

February 2026 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Decrease 36.6% -
Year-To-Year Decrease 29.3%
51st Of 215 February 2026 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Ranking 50th Of 215 U.S. Ag/Export Markets- 2
Re-Emerging Private Sector Exports Continue To Increase – 3
Trump-Vance Administration Fuels Authorization- US$2,573,594.00
February 2026 CDA Healthcare Product Exports US$0.00 - 6
February 2026 Humanitarian Donations US$17,410,898.00 – 7
U.S. Port Export Data- 20

FEBRUARY 2026 AG/FOOD EXPORTS TO CUBA DECREASE 36.6%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba were US$30,187,420.00 in February 2026 compared to US$47,636,633.00 in February 2025 and US$27,204,788.00 in February 2024.

US$65,831,522.00 thus far in 2026 compared with US$93,168,816.00 thus far in 2025 representing a decrease of 29.3% year-to-year.

Since 2022, when the first BIS license was issued for the export of vehicles to Republic of Cuba nationals and to private companies in the Republic of Cuba, the cumulative export value of the initiatives in place during the Obama-Biden Administration, Trump-Pence Administration, Biden-Harris Administration, and Trump-Vance Administration exceeds US$416 million of which electric and gasoline-powered new and used vehicles, bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and mopeds, and parts, exceeds US$243 million (Year 2026: US$16,238,357.00; Year 2025: US$149,413,031.00; Year 2024: US$67,241,234.00; Year 2023: US$10,546,419.00; Year 2022: US$89,848.00), and purchases (equipment and products) for use by the re-emerging private sector in the Republic of Cuba driving the growth.

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, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the United States Department of Commerce, and United States Department of State.

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, CDA, and other regulations, specifically including products exported from the United States to the re-emerging private sector in the Republic of Cuba.

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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LINK TO U.S. PORT EXPORT DATA (Update Soon)

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2025 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2024 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2023 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA