Wheat

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2008

• Wheat Grain Silos Project
• May 21-23
• Bethlehem, Palestine

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• Project Description
• Establishing of Wheat and Grain storage solution
  comprising 6 silos, and to be located in the
  Southern Gaza Strip.
• With a total capacity of 30,000 tons.
• Targeting all wheat mills in Gaza.
• Revenue will be generated by charging rental fees
  for storage and wheat wholesale trade by buying
  wheat at harvest time at a low rate to be sold
  after .
• Expandable Project
• Financial Indicators
• Capital Investment USD 6 Millions
• Contribution by Owner 25
• Return on Investment 20

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Industry Highlights

• Daily consumption of White Wheat Flour in Gaza
  exceeds 400 tons.
• Around 500 tons of Bulk Wheat produces the needed
  400 tons of Wheat Flour.
• Currently Gaza imports both bulk wheat and ready
  packed flour mainly from Israel.
• Bulk wheat prices are lowest at harvest time and
  highest in winter.
• The project encourages private investors to build
  ,own and operate infrastructure for bulk handling
  , storage and transportation of wheat

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Opportunities

• Better utilization of the Wheat and Grains
  harvest.
• Climbing international Wheat prices.
• High local consumption of Wheat and Grain
  products.
• 10 local Wheat Mills in Gaza.
• Government support for strategic projects.
• Building this project will save millions of
  Dollars to the Palestinian economy .
• It will provide the ability for this sector to be
  active locally.

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Strategic Benefits to Palestine

• Provide Gaza with main Grains at all times of the
  year.
• Provide the community with local strategic
  inventory and sustainable supplies of Grains and
  Wheat.
• Increase the food security standards in terms of
  quality ,quantity and price.
• Reduce the losses from traditional storage
  methods.
• Reduce flour mills dependent on Israeli suppliers
  .
• Get Palestinian and foreign investors
  participate in this project will set an example
  for others to follow in the food processing .

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