In addition to El Salvador, authorities in the Dominican Republic managed to obtain approval to export beef to Cuba.

Elsalvador.com reports that "... In a note from his office, the Dominican Minister of Agriculture, Angel Estevez, explained that in addition, there has been an increase in exports to the United States, the European Union and Hong Kong. 'Our role is to enable the production sector to take advantage of the opening up of the international economy, as the Dominican Republic has productive growth and development that allows us to compete with other nations, which opens the opportunity for our industrial products to gain a place in new markets'. "

Source: elsalvador.com

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