Sunday, May 27, 2007

US-Cuba food trade survives political hurdles

(Reuters) - Cuba expects to sign deals worth $150 million with American food producers at talks starting on Monday that point to sustained U.S. interest in the Cuban market despite political hurdles.

Uncertainty over the fate of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro caused a "hiccup," trade consultant Kirby Jones said, but business has continued seamlessly under the caretaker government of his brother Raul Castro, and is picking up.


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