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The American Farm Bureau Federation supports a bill introduced in the Senate to facilitate and increase U.S. agricultural exports to Cuba.
The Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2005 would authorize Cuba to make payments directly to U.S. banks; clarify that Cuba's payments do not have to be received before exports leave U.S. shores; make it easier for U.S. citizens to travel to Cuba to market agricultural products; and expedite temporary visas for Cuban nationals to visit the United States to inspect goods before they are shipped.
"We applaud these changes, which would clarify Congress' intent when it enacted trade sanctions reforms in 2000 and streamline the procedure that allows U.S. farmers and ranchers to export their products to Cuba," said AFBF President Bob Stallman.
