{"id":287456,"date":"2023-08-24T16:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=287456"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:34:24","slug":"unpublished-figures-on-imports-by-cuban-private-sector-from-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/unpublished-figures-on-imports-by-cuban-private-sector-from-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpublished figures on imports by Cuban private sector from United States"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuban entrepreneurs have increased the import of food and agricultural products from the United States and already exceeded 37 million dollars in June, <\/span>El Nuevo Herald<\/span><\/i> revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

The newspaper, which cites <\/span>data<\/span><\/a> from the U.S.-Cuba Economic and Trade Council, points out that exports this year until June have risen 11% compared to 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, what is striking in the eyes of specialists is that the island\u2019s private sector opened up the range to other products that the state company Alimport did not buy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The products<\/b><\/p>\n

What John Kavulich, president of the Council, calls \u201cprivate sector to private sector transactions\u201d includes inputs such as organic and non-organic coffee, cheese, coffee creamers and ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chocolate, cookies, cakes, French fries, spices, popcorn, peanut butter, maple syrup and many others going to the private sector also appear, the outlet noted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quoted by the <\/span>Herald<\/span><\/i>, Kavulich pointed out that the government still makes the most important purchases, but the private sector is also making acquisitions in smaller quantities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Between January and June, Cuba spent some 134 million dollars on chicken, an amount that demonstrates the concentration on poultry and agricultural products.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, \u201cthere\u2019s a higher percentage of other things,\u201d Kavulich added, like crushed and ground ginger, popcorn (15,981 year-to-date), nearly 1.9 million in coffee, 41,356 in essential oils. Meanwhile, to a lesser extent, there are amounts such as 4,952 in olive oil and 7,064 in ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n

The annual figures, which go through June, reveal that U.S. companies have also sold $30,241 worth of sugar to Cuba since Kavulich began compiling these statistics, <\/span>El Nuevo Herald<\/span><\/i> explained.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban private sector is also buying \u201cproducts that state enterprises do not produce or import,\u201d such as toilet paper, shampoo, soap, deodorant, and toothpaste. Likewise, it happens with construction materials, spare parts for air conditioners, trucks and industrial machinery.<\/span><\/p>\n

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