Published: 7:39 PM, May 16, 2021 | Oman Observer
Majority state-owned Oman Flour Mills, the biggest flour miller in the Sultanate, is weighing a series of investments and initiatives that will further expand and diversify its presence in the country’s rapidly growing processed food industry.
Notable is a plan to introduce a new range of wheat-based products utilising home-grown wheat for the first time. It follows an agreement signed by Oman Flour Mills with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources last December for the procurement of locally cultivated wheat directly from Omani farmers. The initiative opens up an attractive domestic market for locally grown wheat, more than 2,200 tonnes of which were harvested during the last season, according to Ministry figures.
“Oman Flour Mills will be supporting local growers in Oman through this initiative,” said Salah Hilal al Maawali, Chairman, Board of Directors. The new product range, based on Omani wheat, will be launched in the second quarter of this year, he stated in the company’s Board of Directors’ report for Q1 2021.