Georgia granted trip to Cuba for trade mission

ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has granted the Georgia Department of Agriculture a license to travel to Cuba,
Tommy Irvin, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, announced Wednesday.

"The license is for the purpose of organizing fact-finding missions on behalf of Georgia's agribusinesses who are currently selling to Cuba or would like to sell there," said Commissioner Irvin.

"We have led two successful fact-finding missions to Cuba. This will facilitate further missions," said Irvin.

"As the nation's leading producer of poultry, much of the interest has been in that industry, but there has also been interest in our turfgrasses, timber, and our other products.

"We look forward to continuing to open the markets of the world for our farmers and agribusiness community," said Irvin. "This license will greatly enhance our efforts."