The planned facility in North Al Sharqiyah will add grain storage capacity as Oman strengthens its food supply infrastructure.
Lower grain prices and high input costs are set to keep pressure on farm returns as producers plan for the 2026/2027 season.
The shipment restores Moroccan phosphate fertilizer supplies to US farmers as the country prepares for the fall application season.
Egypt’s domestic wheat procurement rose nearly 20% from last year, but the government said it surpassed its target after adding durum wheat and seed stocks.
The move comes as the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States has disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz since late February, exposing vulnerabilities for India as the world’s most populous country, the second-largest fertilizer consumer, and a major agricultural producer.