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State firms look to cash in on Cuban trade rules

While the lifting of a $100 cap on Cuban cigars and their famous rum has gotten headlines, it’s the lifting of other trade restrictions with the island country that has Illinois companies in a position to profit.  President Barack Obama’s latest decree allows for tractors and certain agricultural products like pesticides and fertilizers to be sold on credit.  Before, Cuban business had to be done with cash-in-hand and often pushed the island’s business elsewhere.

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