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Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a legume full of protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, and are relatively low in calories. Chickpeas are used in many Indian and Mediterranean dishes. Australia, India, and Canada are the top three chickpea exporters accounting for more than 40 percent of the world’s exports in 2022. Pakistan is the largest importer, followed by the European Union, Bangladesh, and Turkey.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Bangladesh amended the Bangladesh Seed Rules of 2020, allowing seed companies to release and register their crop varieties one year after obtaining their dealership registration.

With the late arrival of monsoon rains in Bangladesh, Post lowers its forecasts of rice harvested area and production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, on decreased aus and aman season rice cultivation.

The FAIRS Annual Country Report maintains the baseline information for Bangladesh as it relates to all food and feed.

This is a biweekly report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.

This report outlines the Bangladesh government’s required documents to facilitate the importation of U.S. food and agricultural products. Post has not made substantive changes to the report for 2023.

This is a biweekly report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.

This is a biweekly report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.

On May 17, 2023 the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture published a special regulatory order amending the Plant Quarantine Rules 2018, thereby allowing the importation of U.S. cotton into Bangladesh without fumigation on-arrival.

Milled rice production for MY 2023/24 is projected at 1.2 million metric tons (MMT) an 11 percent increase from MY 2021/22. Post projects milled rice production for MY 2022/23 at 1.1 MMT, a 3 percent increase from MY 2021/22.

Post forecasts MY 2023/24 cotton fiber production at 700,000 bales (480 lb.) The MY 2022/23 estimate for exports has dropped to 650,000 bales.

This is a biweekly report outlining the prices of agricultural commodities in Bangladesh, as well as major trade and policy updates.