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For marketing year (MY) 2023/24, Post forecasts rice harvested area and production at 11.9 million hectares and 37.1 million metric tons (MT), respectively. Post forecasts MY 2023/24 wheat imports at 6.0 million MT, with corn imports at 2.4 million MT.

For marketing year (MY) 2023/24, Post’s soybean import forecast is 2.4 million MT, on Bangladesh rebounding from its current economic slowdown, while local soybean production remains flat.

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

On June 7 2017, the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority released the following Regulation on Food Safety (Chemical contamination, toxin, and harmful residue), 2017.

On May 9, 2017 the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority released the Packaged Food Labeling Act. As of March 7, 2021, Bangladesh has not notified the regulation to the WTO SPS Committee.

On March 15, 2017 the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority released the Use of Food Additives Act. As of March 7, 2021, Bangladesh has not notified the regulation to the WTO SPS Committee.