According to figures published by the US Department of Agriculture, February closed with such a significant increase that imports from the island totaled approximately $47,636,633, more than $20 million above the $27,204,788 recorded in February 2024 and also much higher than the $24,592,601 recorded in the same month in 2023.

Official US figures indicate that in February 2014 these purchases reached $44,080,044, although the following month they soared to $53,021,705.

According to the New York-based Cuba-US Economic and Trade Council, which promotes increased business with the island, the February 2025 shopping basket includes $856,836 worth of rice purchased in the northern nation; $1,067,383 worth of used vehicles; $46,700 worth of trucks; $969,546 worth of motorcycles; and $7,468 worth of solar cells.

Regarding automobiles, from January 2023, when the US issued licenses for vehicle exports to Cuba, until last February, buyers on the island have spent $76,475,523 on new and used gasoline and electric cars, as well as trucks, motorcycles, and scooters.

Also in the second month of this year, Havana continued its purchases of medical supplies and healthcare products from the US, spending $19,848 on them.

Cuba is now the 44th largest market globally by volume of US food and agricultural purchases.

Despite the embargo, all exports are authorized under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSREEA) of 2000. Since Havana made its first purchases under these regulations in December 2021, it has spent more than $7,638,295,560 in the US.

However, both the ruling elite and its media continue to blame the hardships suffered by Cubans on Washington's embargo against Havana.