A consignment of 62,150 metric tonnes of wheat from the United States reached the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Friday under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement.
This is the second shipment under the deal, following an earlier delivery of 58,457 metric tonnes of wheat, according to the Ministry of Food.
Officials said sampling and testing of the wheat onboard have already begun, while steps are underway to ensure swift unloading of the cargo.
Of the total volume, 37,290 metric tonnes will be discharged at Chattogram port while the remaining 24,860 metric tonnes will be unloaded at Mongla port.
Bangladesh has so far imported a total of 467,884 metric tonnes of wheat under previous G2G arrangements, including 237,845 tonnes under G2G-01 and 230,039 tonnes under G2G-02, officials added.
The country’s annual wheat demand is estimated at around 7 million metric tonnes, against a domestic production of about 1 million tonnes, leaving a significant gap to be met through imports by both public and private sectors.