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Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Exports to CAFTA–DR Countries
May 2006
•  Now, let me shift my focus specifically to the CAFTA-DR agreement.  This is a good agreement for agriculture.

•  It will give us greater access to 44 million more consumers whose incomes are growing and who want to eat better.  Their economies are growing, incomes are growing – and that will only get better with this agreement.

•  Let me emphasize – this is a close-by market, where we have a natural transportation advantage.