Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation

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Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation
বাংলাদেশ চিনি ও খাদ্য শিল্প কর্পোরেশন
Formation1 July 1976
Headquarters Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Revenue
Decrease2.svg $ 96 million (2019)
Website bsfic.gov.bd

Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation(BSFIC), [1] is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh that is charge of sugar production. [2] [3] It is under the Ministry of Industries. [4]

History

Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation was established on 1 July 1976. [5] The Corporation was in charge of 15 state run sugar mills of the country in 2015. [6] It tried to export sugar to Europe. [7]

In 2012 Private dealers didn't take order from the Corporation, as it offered a higher price then the market. [8] It has lobbied for more tariffs on imports to increase sales and reduce its stockpile of sugar. [9]

In 2014, BSFIC started selling sugar at 40 taka per kg, which was half of the production cost. [10]

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