US Farm Group to Sell Food to Cuba

[guajira]

snippet:
"This is just the beginning of what we hope will be a long-term relationship and a beginning to the end of the restrictions on trade with Cuba," said Iowa state Sen. Matt McCoy, a Democrat.

On Tuesday, Chris Aberle, director of domestic sales for the Iowa-based cooperative FC Stone, and Cuban food important officials signed a contract for FC Stone to sell $8 million of corn and soy to the Caribbean island. The deal brings to $33 million the value of food products the cooperative has sold Cuba since late 2001.

"We strongly support lowering the trade restrictions both ways," Aberle said.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/6900502.htm

[NashVegas]

1. Cuba's "Open source" Pharmacuticals

I wonder how long it will be before that becomes a trade item between some states and the island - and how hard the pharm lobby will fight it.

[goforit]

2. WOW!!!.....This great news. It time to knock down another Berlin wall.

I have been waiting for this a long long time.

Now that we are further right than the Communist Cuba, we
could bring in the business.

[guajira]

3. It's encouraging to see Republicans Supporting Trade with Cuba

snippet from article:
"We look forward to trading more with Cuba," said Iowa state Sen. Nancy Boettger, a Republican. "As an Iowan, and as a farmer myself, we see food production as humanitarian."