Economy
Salalah Mills Secures Deal To Get 180,000 Tons Of Wheat To Oman
Salalah Mills Company has affirmed that it concluded contracts to purchase 180,000 tons of wheat from India and Australia.
The consignment is set to arrive in the next three months.
Ahmed Alawi Al Dhahab, the CEO of Salalah Mills Company, said that the amount of wheat purchased will meet local demand until the end of 2022.
The shipment has reportedly left India’s Kandla Port via bulk carrier Valiant Sumer and is en route to the Port of Salalah with 66,000 tons of wheat on board.
Al Dhahab told Oman News Agency (ONA) that Salalah Mills is currently considering ways of securing its needs for the first six months of 2023.
He pointed out that Salalah Mills is the largest facility of its kind in Oman. He added that the firm operates at a daily capacity of up to 1,500 tons and imports more than 400,000 tons of wheat per year.
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