Bangladesh

U.S. Trade with Bangladesh in 2024

Export Market Rank
#34 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$786.57 Million
3-Year Average
$822.72 Million
Compound Average Growth
4.8% (2015-2024)
Total Export Value 2015 - 2024
Export Value by Commodity 2024

Top 10 Exports to Bangladesh in 2024

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Soybeans $348.9 Million 723,233 $370.94 Million 16%
Cotton $250.55 Million 129,856 $291.54 Million 266%
Distillers Grains $42.12 Million 137,987 $28.01 Million 918%
Wheat $33.92 Million 113,064 $48.55 Million 117%
Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders $25.8 Million 46,383 $21.32 Million 11%
Soybean Meal $20.33 Million 44,713 $26.23 Million -19%
Pulses $19.25 Million 49,149 $3.44 Million ---
Other Intermediate Products $13.15 Million 190 $12.69 Million -40%
Live Animals $6.55 Million --- $5.03 Million 263%
Dairy Products $4.8 Million 1,888 $5.71 Million -18%

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Data and Analysis

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Bangladesh: Exporter Guide Annual

In 2024, U.S. exports of consumer-oriented products to Bangladesh were valued at $12.7 million, accounting for less than 1 percent of the market share of the $2.1 billion in consumer-oriented products Bangladesh imported.
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Bangladesh: Cotton and Products Annual

For marketing year (MY) 2025/26, Post forecasts a slight increase in cotton imports due to increasing demand in the ready-made garments industry.
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Bangladesh: Grain and Feed Annual

For marketing year (MY) 2025/26, Post forecasts lower rice imports than in MY 2024/25, assuming higher production based on favorable weather. Demand for wheat continues to increase and Post forecasts slightly higher imports for MY 2025/26 to align with demand.

News and Features

USDA will provide $466.5 million in FY 2024 funding to strengthen global food security through the McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress programs, Secretary Vilsack announced today.
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.