Poll: US Farmers Support End to Cuba Embargo

A Pew Research poll conducted in January shows that more than 60 percent of Americans support President Obama’s decision in December to establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba - and move towards ending the economic embargo in place since the Kennedy Administration in the 1960’s.  Among the strongest supporters for ending the embargo are American farmers, who see Cuba as a relatively new market for exports.   The planting season is still several months away for Illinois...

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