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First US food shipment in 40 years arrives in Cuba
The first shipment of US food sold to Cuba since the United States imposed a trade embargo four decades ago arrived in Havana on Monday, part of a deal aimed at helping the communist nation recover from the ravages of a powerful hurricane.
The first shipment of US food sold to Cuba since the United States imposed a trade embargo four decades ago arrived in Havana on Monday, part of a deal aimed at helping the communist nation recover from the ravages of a powerful hurricane.
Cuban media made no mention of the arrival of two cargo ships loaded with agricultural goods.
A handful of US businessmen and Cuban officials were on the docks as the first freighter, the express, chugged into port with 20 containers of frozen chicken, worth about 300,000 dollars, shipped from Gulfport, Mississippi. It was followed soon by the Mexican-flagged Ikan Mazatan, carrying 24,000 tonnes of corn, valued at $ 2.2 million, from New Orleans, Mississippi.
Further shipments were expected in the coming days as part of Cuba's purchase of emergency food supplies including 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 12,500 tonnes of rice, 12,000 tonnes of soybeans and 5,000 tonnes of soy oil. Bureau Report
A handful of US businessmen and Cuban officials were on the docks as the first freighter, the express, chugged into port with 20 containers of frozen chicken, worth about 300,000 dollars, shipped from Gulfport, Mississippi. It was followed soon by the Mexican-flagged Ikan Mazatan, carrying 24,000 tonnes of corn, valued at $ 2.2 million, from New Orleans, Mississippi.
Further shipments were expected in the coming days as part of Cuba's purchase of emergency food supplies including 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 12,500 tonnes of rice, 12,000 tonnes of soybeans and 5,000 tonnes of soy oil. Bureau Report