Ag Commissioner Headed to Cuba
...But will he find Scarface?
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is making the first trip to Cuba by a statewide elected official in more than four decades. And he's bringing friends -- an entire delegation of folks from Texas to talk about expanding trade deals with the Caribbean country.
"This is a great opportunity to build long-lasting trade relationships with Cuba," Commissioner Staples said. "We want Texas producers to have access to this growing market and for Cubans to have the chance to enjoy the best agricultural products the world offers: Texas food and fiber."
You may be thinking, wait, we trade with Cuba? Yes, indeed. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas has exported well over $100 million in agricultural products to Cuba since 2000. That's when Congress partially lifted the trade embargo against the island nation (which was enacted under JFK).
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