The federal government begins the institution of emergency storage for grain

Emergency storage is essential for Norwegian meals safety in a doable disaster state of affairs. In accordance with the plan, emergency shares corresponding to a few months’ consumption of meals wheat will probably be in place by 2029, writes the Ministry of Agriculture and Meals in a press launch.

Final 12 months, the federal government put aside NOK 63 million from the state funds for the institution of the emergency stockpile.

– Contingency storage of grain has been an essential matter for the federal government. The Middle Celebration and the Labor Celebration, each in opposition and place, have labored to get emergency shares in place, says Agriculture and Meals Minister Geir Pollestad (Sp).

The federal government has drawn up an settlement the place the state will personal the grain, whereas industrial gamers within the grain business will retailer and maintain the grain. In the present day, the state signed an settlement with 4 gamers within the grain market who will retailer the krone.

The 4 gamers who’ve been contracted to retailer grain beginning in 2024 and 2025 are Norgesmøllene AS, Fiskå Mølle AS, Strand Unikorn AS and Lantmännen Cerealia AS. The whole quantity is 30,000 tonnes.

With a view to present predictability for each the state and the actors chargeable for the storage, the contracts are for 25 years. Within the autumn, new contracts will probably be introduced, beginning in 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029. In accordance with the federal government, the warehouses will probably be constructed up by 15,000 tonnes a 12 months to 82,500 tonnes.