Bangladesh today received the second consignment of US wheat that it bought from the United States (US) under a government-to-government contract, according to a press release from the food ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A ship carrying around 61,000 tonnes of wheat from the US has arrived at the outer berth of Chattogram Port, just over a week after another vessel with around 57,000 tonnes of US grain arrived at the seaport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Testing of the wheat samples has already begun, with arrangements in place for prompt unloading once clearance is given, the food ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the latest shipment, the total arrival of US wheat purchased by the government stands at more than 1.17 lakh tonnes. The food ministry earlier signed two contracts with a US agency to buy a total of 4.40 lakh tonnes of wheat to protect Bangladesh’s exports to America and cut the trade deficit, which favours Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ministry first signed a contract to import 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat at $302.75 per tonne, including cost, insurance, freight, and port-related charges, referred to as the CIF Liner Out price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It signed to buy another 2.20 lakh tonnes of US wheat at $308 per tonne, also on a CIF Liner Out basis, the food ministry said earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of the total import of 15.22 lakh tonnes of wheat during the July-October period of this fiscal year, the government imported nearly 57,000 tonnes, while the private sector imported the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The food ministry imported 4.66 lakh tonnes of the grain, used for various social protection schemes, in the fiscal year 2024\u201325.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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