The Land Bank of the Philippines is extending a US$21.3 million loan to fund the mill’s construction, along with a US$1.77 million credit line for working capital support.
The project, developed in partnership with Swiss technology provider Bühler Group was completed in under eight months.
Led by the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with GIZ-Mali, the 10-year strategy targets a production increase from 3 million tonnes to 5.5 million tonnes of paddy rice.
The transaction includes dry corn milling plants in Crete, Nebraska; Atchison, Kansas; and Danville, Illinois, as well as dry masa production sites in Muleshoe.
SABIL will manage 14 silo branches across the kingdom, including four located in major ports.