Bangladesh has started importing wheat from the United States for the first time as part of an agreement between the two nations. In July, Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to import 700,000 tonnes of wheat annually from the US. Bangladesh currently meets its wheat demand through imports from India, Russia, Belarus and other countries. The statement said the wheat import agreement is managed by Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Food and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Samples from the first shipment will be tested before the wheat is unloaded.
