Wheat imported from Brazil �not rotten�

The Food Ministry in a statement yesterday said there is no evidence of rotten or substandard wheat in the consignment imported from Brazil, reports UNB.
In the wake of recent media criticism for importing two lakh metric tonnes of ‘substandard’ Brazilian wheat, the Food Ministry has conducted a laboratory test after collecting the sample of the wheat and found no evidence of rotten and substandard elements in it, said the statement, signed by deputy secretary Md Kawsar Ahmed.
It also added that as per the Public Procurement Rules 2008, a tender was floated for importing wheat from abroad, and that according to the rule wheat can be imported from any country except Israel through tenders.
The authorities concerned has accepted the wheat consignment after a laboratory test, said the statement.
Earlier on Saturday, Food Minister Kamrul Islam told the parliament that the government will not import wheat from Brazil any more because of its poor quality.
Following media reports on the purchase and distribution of substandard wheat, the ministry collected samples of Brazilian wheat from districts and tested the grain again.
“In the test report, the wheat was not found rotten or unfit for human consumption,” it said.
The government signed an agreement with Ukraine in its last tenure to import 500,000 tonnes wheat, he said, and added that he took steps to import 250,000 tonnes from Ukraine again when he took the charge of the ministry.
“Ukraine’s relation with Russia started to worsen after we had finalised the price and standard in several meetings. Ukraine suddenly stopped communication then,” he said.

 

Wheat imported from Brazil �not rotten�

The Food Ministry in a statement yesterday said there is no evidence of rotten or substandard wheat in the consignment imported from Brazil, reports UNB. In the wake of recent media criticism for importing two lakh metric tonnes of substandard Brazilian wheat, the Food Ministry has conducted a laboratory test after collecting the sample of the wheat and found no evidence of rotten and substandard elements in it, said the statement, signed by deputy secretary Md Kawsar Ahmed. It also added that as per the Public Procurement Rules 2008, a tender was floated for importing wheat from abroad, and that according to the rule wheat can be imported from any country except Israel through tenders. The authorities concerned has accepted the wheat consignment after a laboratory test, said the statement. Earlier on Saturday, Food Minister Kamrul Islam told the parliament that the government will not import wheat from Brazil any more because of its poor quality. Following media reports on the purchase and distribution of substandard wheat, the ministry collected samples of Brazilian wheat from districts and tested the grain again. In the test report, the wheat was not found rotten or unfit for human consumption, it said. The government signed an agreement with Ukraine in its last tenure to import 500,000 tonnes wheat, he said, and added that he took steps to import 250,000 tonnes from Ukraine again when he took the charge of the ministry. Ukraines relation with Russia started to worsen after we had finalised the price and standard in several meetings. Ukraine suddenly stopped communication then, he said.