Entities such as Acopio, Agroforestal Gran Piedra Baconao, Meat, Beverages and Soft Drinks, Mariel Construction and Assembly, Post Office, Construction Materials, Recovery of Raw Materials, Port Services of the East, AgroServ Branch, EISA Branch, GeoCuba Oriente Sur, Labiofam, the Oriente Pharmaceutical Laboratory and the Mixta Ron Santiago de Cuba, among others, display their range of items at the exhibition stands located in the Heredia Theater Cultural Complex.
The San Luis Agroforestry Company attracts with its diversity of offerings and the smells of the rich
local fruits. Pineapple, mango, fruit bomb, guava, sapote and banana fruit, as well as honey, Chinese root – which is used to make oriental prú -, coffee and coffee varieties in different formats: parchment coffee, gold coffee and natural coffee as they market it .
Engineer Elsy Rivero González, Agroforestal’s main development specialist, commented that two years ago they participated in this forum with a wonderful experience because it has given the opportunity to meet new companies and exchange with others that are interested in their productions.
“In the last edition of Expocaribe we made a contract with the Contramaestre Processor to
the one where we sell our coffee, as with the Roastery of Santiago de Cuba, and although we do not directly export that line, the Processor is the one in charge of making
then that process.
“With this fair we have many expectations. On the first day we already exchanged with merchants, businessmen, a Panamanian and a Portuguese approached us interested in our pineapples, a Self-Employed Worker (TCP) came to see us to make agreements and we also received a visit from the representative who serves the municipality San Luis, the rector of the Universidad de Oriente Dr. C. Diana Sedal. We consider that we have started well and we hope to continue promoting our products to continue inserting ourselves in this wonderful business opportunity,” Rivero highlighted.
Also open to this market is the company Conformadora 30 de Noviembre, which exhibits at its stand the entire range of products that it currently makes, which range from cutlery, aluminum windows, grills, nails, tacks, screws and other items in high demand.
Rosa Elena Palacios González, deputy director of the company, informed Sierra Maestra that their intention is to mostly seek financing to support them in the continuation of their productions since the material they use is imported.
In this regard, he pointed out that on the opening day they contacted the logistics of the Ministry of Tourism interested in some of their productions, which would be an opportunity and a market I’m sure you could guarantee us financing to import the raw materials that are so important for production.
Expocaribe 2024 opens the doors of business and exchange to around 300 companies, institutions, TCPs, MSMEs and projects that these days show the best of themselves to the market
national and foreign, all in the interest of growing the country’s economy and strengthening ties of
collaboration with the nations of the Caribbean and the world.
On the second day of this great commercial event in Santiago de Cuba, the following occurred:
mainly, the panel session, among which the following stand out: “Presentation on Brazil’s Work Strategy towards the Caribbean”, “Presentation on the experience of using Blue Bonds in Belize” and “Strategic alliances between sectors to boost exports to the Greater Caribbean”.
Likewise, professional visits to the fair and bilateral meetings in the exhibition area of the Heredia Theater, as well as the Meeting of Chambers of Commerce, will continue.
