Bangladesh

U.S. Trade with Bangladesh in 2023

Export Market Rank
#33 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$750.71 Million
3-Year Average
$867.97 Million
Compound Average Growth
7.5% (2014-2023)
Total Export Value 2014 - 2023
Export Value by Commodity 2023

Top 10 Exports to Bangladesh in 2023

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Cotton $336.52 Million 157,775 $276.04 Million 252%
Soybeans $302.95 Million 540,538 $352.5 Million 84%
Distillers Grains $38.79 Million 116,755 $24.19 Million 885%
Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders $18.99 Million 21,203 $20.38 Million 16%
Other Intermediate Products $12.34 Million 167 $13.4 Million -39%
Wheat $11.6 Million 35,975 $46.82 Million -37%
Dairy Products $8.43 Million 3,280 $5.99 Million 11%
Soybean Meal $5.32 Million 10,392 $26.8 Million -80%
Live Animals $4.41 Million --- $4.56 Million 146%
Food Preparations $2.53 Million 288 $1.5 Million 156%

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Data and Analysis

Attaché Report (GAIN)

Bangladesh: Grain and Feed Update

On August 5, 2024, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after 15 years in power, following weeks of violent protests. A new Interim Government (IG) was formed on August 8, 2024. The political situation is still evolving. For...
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Bangladesh: FAIRS Country Report Annual

The FAIRS Annual Country Report contains baseline information for Bangladesh as it relates to agricultural and food products. In addition to an overview of the Government of Bangladesh’s regulatory infrastructure on production and import control policies this report includes FAS/Dhaka’s assessment of laws and requirements for food and agricultural imports.
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Bangladesh: FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual

This report outlines the technical requirements and certificates for exporting food and agricultural products to Bangladesh. Post has made changes to Sections, I, II, and IV.

News and Features

USDA and USAID will deploy $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to purchase U.S.-grown commodities to provide emergency food assistance to people in need throughout the world.
For almost 50 years, Bangladesh required U.S. cotton be fumigated because of concerns about the boll weevil. Collaboration between USDA agencies and the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture resulted in amended import requirements, exempting the United States from the list of countries required to fumigate cotton upon arrival.
USDA, through its administration of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition (McGovern-Dole) Program, is the largest global donor to school feeding efforts, providing U.S. agricultural commodities, funding, and technical assistance to reduce hunger, support nutrition, and improve literacy and primary education, especially for girls, around the world.