Pran, a leading food company, yesterday signed US$ 2.5 million deals with two companies to export its products to Middle East. Under the agreements, Ahmed Al Wadaani Est Trading will import Pran products worth $ 1.5 million for KSA market for one year, while Aspen Trading and Contracting Co will import Pran products worth $ 1 million for one year for Qatar market.

The agreements were signed by Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, deputy managing director of Pran-RFL Group, Abul Kashem, representative of Ahmed Al Wadaani Est Trading, and Abdul Wadud, representative of Aspen Trading and Contracting Co, at the National Press Club in Dhaka.

Last month Pran signed an export agreement worth $2.04 million with Senegal-based Poultrade to export its juice and drink products and confectionery items to the western African country.

In February 2006, Pran also signed a US$ 1.5 million export agreement with a Saudi Arabia-based importing agency.

Saudi Arabia-based Marjook A. Al Harbi Trading EST signed deal with Pran to buy food items including aromatic rice, spices, mustered oil, fruit drinks, and tea.

Pran exports its products to more than 64 countries in Asia, Europe and America.