US ag concerned Trump will reverse Obama openings to Cuba

06/14/17 7:50 AM By Bill Tomson

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 - Wheat, corn, soybean, dairy, rice and other farmers have been pushing for years to get better access to Cuba’s import market and concern is rising that President Donald Trump may push the two countries further apart.

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