Plans for the implementation of a major flour mill and grain storage facility at Sohar Port and Free Zone, part of the Omani government’s national food security strategy, will be announced shortly, revealed a senior official from the free zone.

The flour mill and associated silo-storage scheme, which are part of the port’s new Agro Terminal, will position Sohar Port and Freezone as a major food logistics and distribution hub for the region, Jamal T Aziz, deputy chief executive officer, was quoted as saying in the Oman Daily Observer report.

He said that the announcement will be made very soon with regard to the construction and operation of the terminal.

Aziz added that as for the silos, the government has been looking at various models for investment in this project, and they will announce very soon how they intend to execute the project.  

Sohar Flour Mills, a subsidiary of Oman Flour Mills, aims to set up a 500-tonnes-per-day-capacity mill at Sohar Port, alongside a major complex of grain silos, the construction of which will be funded by the Public Authority for Strategic Food Reserves (PASFR), added the report.