<P> Cuba 's natural resources include sugar , tobacco , fish , citrus fruits , coffee , beans , rice , potatoes , and livestock . The output of Cuba 's nickel mines that year was 71,000 tons , approaching 4 % of world production . As of 2013 its reserves were estimated at 5.5 million tons , over 7 % of the world total . Sherritt International of Canada operates a large nickel mining facility in Moa . Cuba is also a major producer of refined cobalt , a by - product of nickel mining . </P>
<P> Cuba 's natural resources include sugar , tobacco , fish , citrus fruits , coffee , beans , rice , potatoes , and livestock . The output of Cuba 's nickel mines that year was 71,000 tons , approaching 4 % of world production . As of 2013 its reserves were estimated at 5.5 million tons , over 7 % of the world total . Sherritt International of Canada operates a large nickel mining facility in Moa . Cuba is also a major producer of refined cobalt , a by - product of nickel mining . </P>
cuba is one of the world 's leading producers of
cuba is one of the world 's leading producers of
nickel
nickel