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Illinois soybean growers explore Cuba trade possibilities

Mike Marron

Mike Marron, vice chairman of the Illinois Soybean Association tells Brownfield Ag News that the association is taking the lead in working with other groups to establish the Illinois-Cuba Working Group. At Commodity Classic, Marron talked about the working group having been authorized by the Illinois General Assembly. “It would be a very viable market for the Illinois producer,” said Marron, a Fithian, Illinois farmer, referring to trading with the island nation barely 90 miles off the Florida Keys. “Cuba is in such close proximity to this country; it makes a lot of sense for them to be buying U.S. soybeans.”

AUDIO: Mike Marron (3 min. MP3)

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