Bangladesh on Wednesday received its first shipment of US corn since 2018, consisting of 57,855 metric tonnes of yellow corn.
The consignment arrived at Chittagong Port and was welcomed by officials from US Embassy in Dhaka.
The corn, harvested in North and South Dakota and Minnesota during the 2025–26 crop year, was shipped from Vancouver, Washington.

The shipment provides Bangladeshi feed millers with an opportunity, after eight years, to access high-quality US corn for animal nutrition, according to the Embassy.

US Embassy Dhaka Agricultural Attaché Erin Covert visited the port to greet the vessel alongside representatives from three major feed milling companies in Bangladesh; Nahar Agro Group, Paragon Group and Nourish Poultry and Hatchery Limited.

A representative of United Grain Corporation (UGC), a leading US grain exporter, said the company was honoured to be part of country’s first US corn shipment in eight years.
“We appreciate the efforts of everyone involved in making this possible and look forward to supplying Bangladesh with US grains for many years to come,” the official added.