潜水简介:
- The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service posted requirements last week for federally inspected meat, poultry and egg plants in the U.S. to export their products to Cuba.
- Products now eligible include fresh and frozen beef, pork, sheep, goat, poultry, and fresh and frozen products derived from these meats. The export requirements restrict birds from some states because of avian flu outbreaks.
- Meat and poultry exporters to Cuba must abide byU.S. Department of Treasury requirements, document their shipments with letters of certificate for export and perform cash sales.
Dive Insight:
美国对古巴的出口已经开放了一段时间，但是像现金销售这样的要求使许多制造商无法追求交流。但是，将在国会面前向美国向古巴出口的私人资助的立法。
Cuba is still a relatively small market,importing an average of about $250 million in U.S. f2013年至2015年的OOD产品。肉类和家禽约为其中的一半。The Dominican Republic is similar in economic size, but imports about $1.3 billion in U.S. food products.
尽管这样的数字可能标志着制造商在这个市场上面临的挑战，但他们也建议在那里建立美国品牌的机会。由于古巴独特的历史和政治格局，那里的消费者不一定对与美国人的所有趋势相同。这使制造商能够挖掘出适合该市场或开发新产品的先前产品和品牌的投资组合。
Cuba also offers possibilities in terms of establishing retailer and supplier relationships. Cuban farmers can bring new or possibly more cost-effective sources of ingredients,especially organic ones, as farmers there have not used pesticides for more than two decades. As demand for organic food continues to grow in the United States, manufacturers have had toincrease their organic acreage sourcingor look elsewhere.
Still, manufacturers have to weigh on an individual basis the export logistics involved versus the ultimate size of the U.S. export market to Cuba. If the market is not yet established enough, or the logistics are too complex or cost-prohibitive, then the time may not be right to pursue it.
