U.S. rice exports to Cuba dip 39%as chicken exports rise to top

From today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazzett:

"Chicken moved up as the top U. S. product exported to Cuba in 2005, while rice exports to the island fell by nearly 40 percent, a trade group reported Tuesday. Total exports to Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of Florida, fell 11 percent to $ 350. 2 million in 2005 from a year earlier, according to the U. S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council Inc. in New York. John Kavulich, the council’s senior policy adviser, said the fall and rise in exports of chicken, rice and other commodities reflect changing commodity prices and Cuba’s ability to receive loans from other countries."

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