BUSINESS BETWEEN CUBA AND U.S.

ATLANTA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to expand communication between the U.S. agriculture community and Cuba, hundreds of representatives of the U.S. agricultural and wood products sector will convene in Cancun, Mexico, from Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2002, to exchange information and views with top- level Cuban officials.

The conference, titled "U.S. Agricultural and Wood Products Sales to Cuba," is being organized by a Coalition of U.S. State Farm Bureaus; the GIC Group, a 22-year-old technical service and investment agribusiness company in Virginia; Alamar Associates, located in Washington, the leading U.S. consulting firm on doing business with Cuba; and World Development Services (WDS), a major international business and economic development conference organizer in Atlanta.

Sponsors include State Farm Bureaus (including Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota;) the States of Georgia, Mississippi, and Wyoming; U.S. corporations, including DuPont's Pioneer SEED and RICHFOODS; wood products manufacturers, port authorities, and the leading Washington, D.C. law firm of Patton Boggs.

A high-level delegation of Cuban officials is expected to participate. "The Cubans are looking forward to providing a straight-forward explanation of their position with regard to potential sales of food to Cuba," said Alamar Associates President, Kirby Jones, who just returned from meeting officials in Havana. "They made it clear to me that they will reaffirm that Cuba would like to engage in fully normalized trade with the United States."

The conference, will provide neutral ground for a free and frank exchange. Jones said, "The Cuban officials have informed us that this conference will be the only such event involving agricultural products and U.S. firms and organizations in which Cuba or its officials plan to participate."

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