Bangladesh Approves US Wheat Imports, Hoping to Ease Trade Tensions
Bangladesh has approved the purchase of about 220,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat under a government-to-government deal aimed at easing trade tensions with Washington after import tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase cleared the deal on Tuesday, officials said. The wheat, priced at $308 per ton, will be supplied through Agrocorp International, a Singapore-based trading house authorized by U.S. Wheat Associates, according to official documents.
The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding signed...
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