A vessel named MV MP Ultra Max 2 carrying 61,000 tons of wheat from the United States has arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port under a cash purchase agreement signed within a memorandum of understanding between the two countries, according to a Food Ministry press release issued on Wednesday.

Earlier, Bangladesh received 58,457 tons and 62,150 tons of wheat in the first and second shipments under government-to-government (G2G) agreements. Sampling of the newly arrived wheat has already begun, and arrangements for quick unloading are underway. Of the total shipment, 29,450 tons will be unloaded at Chattogram Port and 31,550 tons at Mongla Port.

Under the G2G-01 and G2G-02 agreements, Bangladesh has so far imported a total of 467,884 tons of wheat from the United States. The country’s annual wheat demand is around 7 million tons, while domestic production stands at about 1 million tons, with the remainder imported by both public and private sectors.