Americans love chicken - no surprise here - especially white meat, consuming an average of more than 80 pounds per person per year. Many of those tasty birds we devour are from Alabama, the second largest broiler producer in the United States, just behind Georgia. 

Ever wonder what happens to our unwanted dark meat? It ends up in Cuba and other countries, where dark meat's richer flavor is preferred. 

Though the Cuban embargo remains in place, President Barack Obama's recent reforms make it easier to sell U.S. agricultural products to Cuba. About 10 percent - or $32 million - of Alabama's total poultry exports of $312 million were shipped to Cuba in 2014, according to Alabama International Trade Center Director Brian Davis.