Cuba

With domestic production at record lows and private sector taking the lead, the island nation could leaning on U.S. producers more than ever.

The single-row tractor is back and about to roll across a machinery graveyard. The first American-owned factory on Cuban soil in 55 years will manufacture single-row tractors.

Barriers linked with Cuba’s state-controlled economy may make it hard for foreign partners to trade or invest in the country, but the lifting of restrictions could expand US exports, especially US farm products, the International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a report released Apr. 18.

Some Cubans fondly remember Castro for his personal involvement in the daily problems of individual citizens, while others say he created a leader-dependent autocracy that remains virtually immobile without direct commands from the president.