In October 2023, the United States exported products ranging from chicken to used vehicles to Cuba for a figure that amounted to almost $16 million of dollars.
The economic information blog Cubatrade posted the latest statistics from the Department of Commerce, according to which agri-food exports to the island fell 23.6% in October compared to the same period last year.
That month exports were $15.9 millionagainst $20.8 million registered in the same month last year.
It also represents a considerable drop with respect to Augustwhen products were exported for almost 40 million, y Septemberwhen the figure was 33.3 million.
Despite this comparative drop in the tenth month of the year, the interannual figures reveal a 4.95% increase in exportsand show “a mixed panorama in commercial transactions between both countries,” the publication details.
Among the products exported in October 2023 are frozen chicken meatchicken leg quarters, fresh pork, decaffeinated roasted coffee, cheeses, rice, confectionery sugar, even ice cream, among others.
Also noteworthy are shipments of weighing machinery, self-propelled electric work trucks, machines for working hard materials, stove/cooker/oven parts, aerial reflectors worth $1,135,439 dollars, used vehicles for $476,625 dollars and Passenger motor vehicles ($288,955).
According to the report, despite the decrease in agri-food exports, Humanitarian donations in October 2023 reached the significant sum of $2,745,566.
That figure exceeds the total recorded in the entire year 2022.
This solidarity gesture seeks to contribute to the well-being of the Cuban population in times of economic and social challenges.
These transactions are governed by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSREEA) of 2000 and the Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) of 1992, along with regulations implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the United States Department of Commerce.
TSREEA’s total exports since first deliveries in December 2001 have exceeded $7 thousand 172 million.
Despite this, the Cuban regime continues to resort to the embargo to justify national ills and hide its inefficiency in meeting the needs of the country’s population.
Only in August USA. exported food and agricultural products worth almost 40 million.
