October 25, 2022 — Representatives of Maine’s fisheries, apples, seed potatoes and vegetable seeds traveled to explore export opportunities in Cuba last May and an expanded delegation returned this October.
After a first visit in May, to develop a pipeline of Maine agricultural products for export to Cuba, representatives of Maine’s fisheries, apples, sustainable farming and vegetable seeds returned to Cuba, to met with buyers and top officials from Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) on Oct. 12, 2022.
The agricultural mission, the second of a two-phase delegation effort, is led by long-time facilitator, Doyle Marchant, President of Cedar Spring Agricultural Co. LLC, who organized the meeting following the direct invitation of the Cuba Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG).
Back in May Marchant told National Fisherman that “the expanded delegation in October will include representatives in the forest products and livestock medical products industries. At this time, Maine fisheries are well represented for the October delegation.” Representing the fisheries was Robert Odlin, owner of Odlin Family Seaföod, a family that has fished from the Portland waterfront for three generations.