Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri inaugurated the silo during a visit to Hormozgan Province on the occasion of Government Week.
The new facility is located in a southern province with major ports, a strategic position along trade corridors and access to regional markets, giving it significant potential to become a major hub for grain storage, processing and re-export.
Nouri said the administration is working to remove some of the obstacles facing the flour milling and grain storage industries.
The minister noted that Iran’s silo and flour-milling capacity exceeds domestic demand and said the Agriculture Ministry plans to utilize the surplus capacity for importing, processing and re-exporting grain.
Under the plan, grain would be imported from producing countries, particularly northern countries, processed into flour-based products and then exported to target markets, including African and neighboring countries, he explained.
Nouri said the approach would help activate existing capacities while creating added value, expanding exports and improving the productivity of production units.