Economics and politics are reportedly to blame for the sharp decline in Cuba’s import of food products from American companies.
Politico reports over the past seven months, ag exports to Cuba from the U.S. have dropped 41 percent.
Despite a 53-year trade embargo between the two nations, an exception has allowed American companies to sell food and medical supplies there.
Between 2007 and 2014, American goods sold in Cuba dropped from $710 million to $291 million. This year, that number has fallen to $122 million.
Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is in Cuba this week hoping to promote the trade relationship between the two countries.