AMMAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) signed an agreement on Thursday for the expansion of the grain silos in Aqaba.
The company signed a 30-million-dinar (40 million U.S. dollars) agreement with a consortium of Haif Company and Mid Contracting Co MID to expand the silo storage capacity from 100,000 metric tons to 200,000 metric tons, Khalil Farrayeh, spokesperson of the state-run ADC, told Xinhua.
It will be used for storing all types of grain including wheat, barley and corn.
"This is one of the strategic projects for ADC and seeks to create a facility that is in line with international standards in this regard," Farrayeh added.
The project is expected to be completed before the end of this year, he added.
The project entails installing equipment for the auto transfer of grain from vessels to the silos and it can also serve Jordan and neighboring countries, he added.
According to figures by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Jordan's monthly wheat consumption has risen from 50,000 to 80,000 tonnes since the arrival of Syrian refugees.
