Florida Company to Export Beef Cattle to Cuba
J.P. Wright & Company announced today it will ship the first Florida beef cattle to Cuba from Port Manatee in southwest Florida in early 2004. The shipment will be the first Florida cattle shipment to Cuba in more than 40 years. The shipment, including 241 head of cattle and 9 bulls, is set to depart Port Manatee in the first quarter of 2004. All of the cattle will come from Florida ranches.