AMMAN — The official spokesperson of the
Ministry of Industryand Trade Yanal Al-Barmawi affirmed that over 90 percent of Jordan's wheat and
barley imports remain unaffected by the tensions in the Red Sea, Al-Ghad
reported.
اضافة اعلان
Barmawi stated to Alghad that "Most wheat and barley
imports to Jordan come from the Black Sea countries and Romania, reaching the
port of
Aqaba through the Suez Canal, meaning they are far from the disruptions
in the Red Sea region."
According to the latest figures from the ministry, the
government's wheat stock in warehouses and contracted quantities is around
810,000 tonnes, covering the kingdom's consumption for nine months at a
monthly consumption rate of 90,000 tonnes.
As the disruptions in the Red Sea region continued for the
past three weeks, the Minister of Transport, Wesam Al-Tahtamouni, held a
meeting on Sunday, at the headquarters of the Jordan Chamber of Industry, with
representatives of the sector to discuss alternative shipping routes to both
Europe and America. The Chamber emphasized that the meeting comes amid the
ongoing disruption of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, resulting in increased
transportation and insurance costs.
It is noteworthy that global shipping companies have altered
their routes away from the Bab el Mandeb Strait, including the American
shipping company Flexport, as well as Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd,
according to international reports.
In addition, the
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply recently launched a new tender to purchase 120,000 tonnes of wheat with the aim
of "enhancing Jordan's stock to cover the longest period," according
to a statement from the ministry.
The ministry invited interested traders to review the bids
department at the ministry to obtain a copy of the tender invitation, including
the conditions and specifications, against a non-refundable fee of 650
Jordanian Dinars, setting next Tuesday at noon as the deadline for accepting
offers from traders wishing to participate in the tender, provided they bring
copies of valid professional licenses and commercial registers certified within
the last 30 days.
Before issuing the wheat and barley
purchase tender, the
ministry sets specifications and conditions that align with Jordanian standard
specifications and technical standards. After the tender is issued, several
traders submit bids, and based on prices and quality, the selection is made.
The government purchases wheat and sells it to mills to
extract unified flour at a rate of 78 percent extraction and 22 percent bran
extraction, with a set price for bran of JD140 per tonne delivered at the
mill's door, excluding sales tax.
The ministry renewed its call to mills to submit lists
containing quantities and types of flour produced, quantities of bran produced,
and quantities of unified and zero flour delivered to bakeries and others by
carriers or distributed through the mill, emphasizing to mills not to dispense
any quantity of flour, bran, or semolina produced from the ministry's or
imported wheat for their account or purchased from the local market without the
knowledge of the mill's supervisor according to the regulations.
The Kingdom's monthly consumption rate of unified flour
allocated for bread production is about 52,000 tonnes, equivalent to
approximately 1750 tonnes per day.
Within the draft budget law for the next fiscal year, the
government allocated JD288.5 million to support strategic food commodities,
including wheat and barley.
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