Governors urge action on Cuba for ag’s sake. Ag minute for Oct. 22, 2015

Washington, Idaho and California governors support lifting trade restrictions blamed for limiting U.S. food exports to Cuba. Click here for full story.

Cuba looks north to U.S. farmers for help with food crisis - AgMinute for March 6, 2015

Cuba spends roughly $2 billion a year to import about 80 percent of its food and a long-standing humanitarian exception to the trade embargo allows U.S. farmers to fill some of that demand. Click here for the full story

U.S. ag sees potential in Cuba trade - AgMinute for January 20, 2015

U.S. ag organizations pushing to end the U.S. embargo on Cuba contend there is plenty of opportunity in Cuba if the U.S. government allowed the country to purchase U.S. food and ag commodities on credit rather than cash in advance. Click here for the full story

Figures show US-Cuba trade hit decade low last year - AgMinute for January 12, 2015

U.S. exports to Cuba hit one of their lowest points in a decade last year, a demonstration of the longstanding barriers to trade that will hamper President Barack Obama’s recent move to expand ties, new figures showed Monday. Click here for the full story

Wheat, other commodities see promise in Cuban trade - AgMinute for December 19, 2014

Commodity group leaders say the outlook for improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba bodes well for Northwestern food producers, especially those who raise hard red winter wheat. Click here for the full story