A plan to secure a two-year stockpile of wheat by the end of 2023

Alanbat - Hamad Alhmaisat

Jordan seeks to enhance the strategic stockpile of grain by establishing new containers, according to the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, Dana Al-Zoubi.

Al-Zoubi said to Almamlakah, that the Jordanian-Egyptian-Emirati partnership aims for industrial integration, as 12 projects worth $3.4 billion were selected within the first phase of the Jordanian-Egyptian-Emirati Industrial Partnership Initiative.

She added that the ministry's plan until the end of 2023 is to secure two years' stock of wheat in containers, and a year and a half for barley.

 She pointed out that wheat stocks in Jordan suffice for 15 months, and barley 12 months in the Kingdom and on the road (import agreements).

She indicated that the ministry has weekly wheat and barley tenders.

In addition to, she stressed that the Ministry of Industry monitors the strategic stockpile, and has a computerized monitoring system linked with the Jordanian Customs Department that shows the incoming quantities on a daily basis, and it also follows up warehouse dealers about goods.

Al-Zoubi pointed out that there are stocks in private sector warehouses because they import foodstuffs.