Cuba

Farmer Mike Fruge harvest soybeans last fall outside Eunice. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry commissioner Mike Strain expects exports of Louisiana’s rice, wheat, poultry, soybeans and beef to Cuba to increase during the next few years. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

Ag industry eyes trade with Cuba

With the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, port traffic in Louisiana as well as the exporting of the state’s rice, wheat and poultry commodities is expected to increase, according to Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry commissioner Mike Strain.

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