Ag News Update

Ag news from agview.net Kansas senator Jerry Moran is once again introduced legislation that would relax the US trade embargo with Cuba. The legislation's goal is to open up another avenue for profit for America's farmers and ranchers. Moran says the current regulations are limiting revenue streams for farmers, ranchers and even manufacturers. A unilateral trade embargo on Cuba blocks Americans, farmers, ranchers and manufacturers selling into a market just 90 miles off the US shores. Kansas Farm Bureau president rich Feld says having the opportunity to export things like wheat, corn and soybeans to our neighbors down in Cuba would be a win for farming communities across Kansas and even around the country. The US Trade Commission. This shows that lifting the embargo could increase exports by 166% and bring an additional $800 million to the US economy over five years.