Technical Abstract: Grocery markets in the U.S. require a continuous supply of fresh vegetables and fruits. During winter months a substantial volume of various horticultural products are imported to the U.S. from the Caribbean and Central and South America. U.S. cucumber processors who market fresh-pack and refrigerated products require raw product daily to meet consumer demands. Mexico serves as a single-source supplier to all U.S. processors during this period, and thus Mexican production represents certain price risks. U.S. processors would consider other growing regions to reduce these risks if financially attractive alternatives could be identified. Therefore, a project was initiated to acquire information on production and export costs in the Dominican Republic and Haiti (Hispaniola), and compared to those to Mexican and U.S. production and transport costs. Experimentation lead to the identification of the critical influences of market prices, costs and conditions for the financial feasibility of establishing a processing cucumber industry on Hispaniola. Comparative evaluation indicated that significant variation in total cost was caused by fluctuations in transport, tariffs, and labor cost components. The causes of variation in transportation costs were distance, method (sea, air, truck), competitive demand (volume), and shipping frequency, consistency, and capacity.