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.
USTR and USDA issued a report highlighting progress to date in implementing the agricultural provisions in the U.S.-China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement.