61,000 metric tonnes of wheat from US arrives at Ctg Port

The ship MV MP Ultra Max 2, carrying 61,000 metric tonnes of wheat from the United States (US) as part of Cash Purchase Agreement No. 3 between the US and Bangladesh, has arrived at the outer Anchorage of Chattogram Port. 

This update was provided in a press release by the Ministry of Food on Wednesday.

Earlier, 58,457 metric tonnes of wheat arrived in the country through the first shipment, and 62,150 metric tonnes through the second shipment under the G2G agreement.

The testing of wheat samples on the ship has begun, and arrangements are in place for the swift unloading of the 61,000 metric tonnes of wheat. 29,450 metric tonnes will be offloaded at Chattogram, with the remaining 31,550 metric tonnes at Mongla Port. Bangladesh has initiated wheat imports from the United States through government-to-government agreements.

All 467,884 metric tonnes of wheat under G2G-01 and G2G-02 agreements have arrived in the country, out of which 237,845 metric tonnes are under G2G-01 and 230,039 metric tonnes under G2G-02.

The country's total wheat demand is around 7 million metric tonnes, with domestic production at 1 million metric tonnes. The shortfall is met through government and private imports.