Bangladesh on Wednesday received the first shipment of US corn since 2018 consists of 57,855 metric tons of yellow corn.
The US Embassy in Dhaka welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of US corn to Bangladesh since 2018 at Chittagong Port.
The shipment consists of 57,855 metric tons of yellow corn harvested in North and South Dakota and Minnesota during the 2025-26 crop year and shipped from Vancouver, Washington.
This shipment marks the first opportunity in eight years for Bangladeshi feed millers to use high-quality US corn as a source of animal nutrition, said the Embassy.
US Embassy Dhaka Agricultural Attaché Erin Covert visited the port to greet the ship along with a consortium of buyers from three major feed milling companies - Nahar Agro Group, Paragon Group and Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited.
An official from the United Grain Corporation (UGC), a major US grain exporter, said they are honored to be a part of the first shipment of United States corn to Bangladesh in eight years.
"We appreciate the work of all those involved in making this possible and look forward to supplying Bangladesh with U.S. grains for years to come," said the official.
