United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service reports Brazil as largest corn exporter to Bangladesh

Key facts

• Brazil has overtaken India as the top supplier of corn to Bangladesh.
• The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service reported that Brazil accounted for 78 per cent of Bangladesh's total corn imports till February in the 2025-26 marketing year.
• India and the United States (US) each held 11 per cent of Bangladesh's corn imports during the same period.
• Bangladesh imported nearly 1.5 million tonnes (mt) of corn till February in the 2025-26 marketing year.
• The USDA pegged Bangladesh's total corn imports for the 2025-26 marketing year at 1.8 mt, which is 27.2 per cent higher than the previous year.
• In calendar 2022, India exported 3.55 mt of maize, of which Bangladesh accounted for 1.82 mt.
• India's maize exports to Bangladesh decreased to over 0.55 mt in 2023, 16,266 tonnes in 2024, and 11,991 tonnes in 2025.
• The US exported approximately 160,000 tonnes of corn to Bangladesh in the 2025-26 marketing year, returning to the market after a gap since 2018.
• India's maize exports have recently gained traction in Nepal and Vietnam.