First US wheat shipment arrives at Ctg port

The first-ever consignment of wheat from the United States, totaling about 56,959 metric tonnes (MTs), has arrived at Chittagong Port.

According to a press release from Ministry of Food issued on Saturday, the shipment arrived on Friday aboard the vessel MV NORSE STRIDE under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Bangladesh will import a total of 440,000 MTs of wheat from the USA.

The import process is being implemented by Directorate General of Food (DGF) in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Authorities have already begun sample testing of the wheat aboard the vessel and unloading will commence once the quality verification is completed.

Of the first shipment, 34,170 MTs will be unloaded at Chittagong Port, while the remaining 22,789 MTs will be discharged at Mongla Port, the ministry said.