(Beatrice Daily Sun) -- One market at a time, Nebraska agriculture has made a name for itself in the global economy. Stan Garbacz, Nebraska agricultural trade representative, addressed more than 300 people during his keynote speech, “Nebraska and the Cuban Trade Mission and Other International Markets” Thursday at the second annual Ag Expo of Southeast Nebraska at the Southeast Community College-Beatrice Campus. “We try to jump into a market as quick as we can,” Garbacz said. “If we don’t sell it, someone else will sell it to them.” Garbacz said Nebraska agriculture has tapped into many markets around the world, including in Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Great Britain and, most recently, Indonesia. These markets have created excited opportunities for Nebraska, Garbacz said. He is particularly excited to be a part of the Vietnam economy. In recent years, one of the markets Nebraska has become involved in is Cuba, Garbacz said. There was a high need for dry beans in Cuba, and Gov. Heineman saw an opportunity where Nebraska could expand its market. Cuba has now become a good market for Nebraska, not only for dry beans, but other products as well, such as beef and wheat, he said.
