Bangladesh to import 100 thousand tons of white rice from Vietnam

According to the Vietnam Food Association, information from international sources said that Bangladesh will import 100 thousand tons of white rice from Vietnam under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement, supplied by the Southern Food Corporation (Vietnam) at a price of 474.25 USD/ton. The purchase proposal from the Bangladesh Food Ministry was approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Procurement in Dhaka on January 28, 2025. The Bangladesh government will sell rice under the Open Market Sales (OMS) Scheme from February to support low-income people, distributing 907 tons per day at 906 centers nationwide, including Dhaka, towns, cities and labor-intensive areas. Each center will sell 1 ton per day, except for the Secretariat center, which will sell 2 tons. The rice will be priced at Tk 30 per kg (about $243 per tonne), with a purchase limit of 5 kg per person. According to an international source, the caretaker government of Bangladesh is considering lifting the ...