North Dakota officials are optimistic Cuba will agree to buy potatoes grown in the state.
But several barriers - including obtaining travel visas for Cuban inspectors who would come to North Dakota - must be overcome first.
State Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson is in Havana, Cuba, with an 18-person delegation of state officials and agricultural producers who hope to sell potatoes and several other ag commodities to the Cubans.
Cuba wants to diversify its source of imported seed and tablestock potatoes by buying North Dakota spuds, Johnson said.
America's 45-year embargo stops most trade between the two countries.
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Read more about the trade trip in Friday's Forum.
