Texas trade delegation visits Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba — When it comes to buying food, the Cuban government is all business.

The Texas Department of Agriculture is leading a trade delegation to Cuba this week, the state’s first official trade mission to the socialist-ruled island in more than 46 years. At a reception for their Cuban hosts Tuesday evening at the stately Hotel Nacional, Texas delegates described the Cuban buyers as tough and astute.

“They know the market, and they’re smart,” one delegate said. “They’re buying food for 11 million people.” ...........

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Texas rice growers enthusiastic after Cuba trip

After returning from a five-day trip to Cuba, Ernest Bezdek said he's confident that trade between Texas and the island could develop in the near future.

"(The trip) was a building point," Bezdek, director of trade development for the Port of Beaumont, said. "The seeds were planted to begin business with them. If not in 2008, definitely in 2009. Friendships were made and invitations were issued."

Bezdek and Louis Broussard Jr., president of Beaumont Rice Mills, were among 24 Texas farmers, ranchers, commodity suppliers and port representatives that accompanied Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples to Cuba on May 27.

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