Goehring to lead Cuba delegation

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is leading a trade delegation to Cuba.

The seven-person group is to leave Saturday for Havana and return to Bismarck Nov. 24. It will be the eighth Cuban trade mission organized by the state Agriculture Department.

Goehring said the group will meet with officials from Alimport, Cuba’s food purchasing agency. He said the focus will be on selling dry edible beans, peas, wheat and distillers grains to the island nation.

Goehring said officials also will continue to work on finalizing the documents needed to ship North Dakota potatoes to Cuba.

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