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Did you know that U.S. farmers, ranchers and agribusiness firms have exported more than $5 billion worth of food and agricultural goods to Cuba since 2000?  Did you hear about the agriculture coalition that has formed to lobby Congress to lift the embargo?  What are the implications of President Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will begin discussions to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba?  Join this hot topic webinar to learn more about our current trade relationship with Cuba, where uncertainty still exists, possible implications of trade policy changes for Florida agriculture, and potential opportunities for Florida growers.

Speaker:

William A. Messina, Jr. is an agricultural economist with the Food and Resource Economics Department in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) at the University of Florida. His extension, research and teaching activities focus on agricultural trade and development issues with specific emphasis on U.S.-Caribbean/Latin American trade patterns and policies of particular relevance to Florida agriculture.

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