New grain terminal opens in Saudi Arabia

National Grain Co., a joint venture between the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC) and Bahri, inaugurated the Yanbu Grain Handling Terminal on Dec. 22 at Yanbu Commercial Port.

The company said the new terminal features a storage capacity of 156,000 tonnes, including 12 silos with a total capacity of 96,000 tonnes and a flat warehouse with a 60,000-tonne capacity, a 650-meter conveyor belt, and a ship grain unloading capacity of 800 tonnes per hour.

The facility, which was constructed over a two-year period, is the first regional center for grains in the Yanbu port. It can handle up to 3 million tonnes of grain annually, including barley, corn and soybeans, the company said.
Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, Saudi Arabian’s minister of environment, water and agriculture and chairman of the board of the SALIC, helped inaugurate the new port terminal. He said the terminal will help accelerate the origination and discharge of grains to Saudi Arabia and enhance supply chain capabilities.

SALIC was formed in 2011 to secure food supplies for Saudi Arabia through mass production and investments. The National Grains Co. was formed in August 2020 to contribute to achieving a food security strategy.

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