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The United States, Canada, and Mexico are major agricultural trade partners, and together they form the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canada and Mexico are the destination for about one-fourth of U.S. exports and the source of about one-third of U.S. imports of agricultural products. Countries and territories in the Caribbean are markets for U.S. exports. ERS regional specialists provide research, analysis, and data about the agricultural production, consumption, trade and policies of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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Cuba's Citrus Industry: Growth and Change. Cuban citrus is a major commercial crop and foreign exchange earner. The 1990s saw an industry collapse and a shift from fresh oranges to processed citrus products and grapefruit production. If commercial relationships with the United States were restored, Cuba's citrus industry would likely look to U.S. markets for new opportunities for Cuban fresh citrus, processed citrus products, and citrus byproducts.
Cuba's Tropical Fruit Industry. Cuba's tropical fruit industry primarily caters to domestic markets with fresh fruits that are Cuban diet staples. Tropical fruit production fell with Cuba's collapsing economy in the early 1990s. Production and demand will both recover and grow as Cuba's economy recovers. If commercial relationships with the United States were restored, Cuba could initially look to U.S. sources for quality tropical fruits for Cuba's growing tourist market. Eventually, as Cuba's economy and its tropical fruit sector recover, the United States could provide new market opportunities for an increasingly competitive Cuban tropical fruit sector.
Cuba's Agricultural Trade Potential. After the loss of Soviet subsidies, Cuba responded in part to the resulting economic crisis by beginning to open its economy to market forces and to pursue more open trade with other countries in the hemisphere. If Cuba joins the global market economy, its economic and agricultural influence in the Caribbean could increase significantly.
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updated: May 7, 2004
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