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Now that the United States and Cuba have re-established relations, American farmers are exploring ways to sell their crops to the island nation. Wendell Shauman operates a farm in the U.S. state of Illinois. Corn and soybeans from his farm soon may be sold in Cuba. Mr. Shauman spoke to VOA as he moved some of his corn crop from a grain storage building to a truck. The Illinois farmer hopes more of his crops will be going to Cuba. He says the re-establishment of relations is good for American agriculture. He says American farmers should be successful in Cuba because the island is close to the United States, making transportation costs low. He also says U.S. farmers are producing the crops Cubans need.
* now that ~ = ~이므로, ~이기 때문에/ establish relations (with ~) = (~와) 관계를 맺다/ crop = (농) 작물/ grain storage = 곡물저장
Cuba now imports about 80 percent of its food, paying about $2 billion a year. Some of that food comes from the United States. American farmers have been selling crops to Cuba since 2000, when trade restrictions were eased. Last year, they sold about 25,000 tons of chicken to Cuba. But the U.S. share of the Cuban market has dropped recently because of increased competition from other countries. In those areas, farmers are not legally barred from extending credit to Cuba. That is why Wendell Shaumann wants the U.S. to lift its ban on trade with Cuba, and soon. He says U.S. farmers are facing competition in Cuba from South American countries, Ukraine and even India. He says it makes sense to sell crops in a market that is so close to the United States.
* import = 수입하다/ trade restrictions = 무역 제한/ ease = 덜해지다; 편해지다/ bar from ~ = ~을 금지하다/ extend credit (to ~) = (~에게) 외상을 주다[신용 거래를 하다]/ lift a ban = 금지(법[법렵])를 해제하다/ make sense = 이치에 맞다, 의미가 통하다[이해가 되다]
