MTD TRADING
November 1st, 2002
BY MONICA DOBIELONGSTANDING Canadian meat traders have vowed not to ship to Cuba in future because the Caribbean island dumped them for American competitors.The switch followed an agreement in November 2001 by Fidel Castro to buy agricultural goods from US companies, following a hurricane that ravaged his country.All goods were paid for up front in cash in line with the US Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act.Montreal-based MTD Trading International, sold about 75 per cent of Canadian chicken products that went into Cuba, and extended credit worth ...
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