C T Online Desk: A vessel named MV WF Artemis, carrying 58,359 tonnes of wheat from the United States, has arrived at the outer anchorage of the Chattogram port.
This is the third consignment of wheat imported under the G2G-2 cash purchase contract, in line with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the governments of Bangladesh and the United States, the food ministry said in a press release on Saturday.
Bangladesh has already started importing wheat from the United States on a government-to-government (G2G) contract basis.
Under the G2G-2 agreement, a total of 2,20,000 tonnes of wheat will be imported. Meanwhile, 1,14,093 tonnes have already arrived in the country through the first two shipments.
Earlier, under the G2G-1 agreement, a total of 2,20,000 tonnes of wheat were imported.
The process of testing samples of the wheat stored on the vessel has already begun. After the completion of testing, necessary measures will be taken to unload the wheat promptly, the food ministry added.
