Liberia
2.7 Liberia Milling Assessment
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Overview

The importation of the wheat flour is an open market regulated by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry which issues the import permits. The milling industry has faced difficult times due to the importation of the subsidized wheat flour from Europe which is cheaper than the locally produced wheat. The importation of wheat flour has since been checked with an imposition of import tariff of $0.30 per kg of flour. These taxes serve to protect the local millers from being inundated with cheap wheat flour from Europe and mainly from Turkey. The main challenge is the high cost of electricity and the non-regulated flour coming in from different neighbouring countries.

There are two mills in Monrovia. The Premier Milling Corporation imports hard red wheat from the USA, and has opened an expansion mill which has a daily capacity of 200 MT. The other mill is the Modern Milling Company, which operates a wheat mill with a daily capacity of 110 MT.

For more information, please see the following link: 4.6 Liberia Storage and Milling Company Contact List

Premier Milling Cooperation

Company Name & Address

Contact Names & Email

Telephone & Fax

Premier Milling Corporation

Bushrood Island
Somalia Drive
P.O.Box 1263
1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia

Name: Alfred Ouko

Email: aouko@premiermillinglib.com

Alfred.ouko@gmail.com

premiermillingrl@yahoo.com

Tel: +231880282326

+231770770468

Summary of Role and Services
Manufacturing and distribution of wheat flour throughout the territory of Liberia.

Facilities

Parking area inside compound m²

2,500 m2

Drainage
(Good / Fair / Poor / Non Existent)

Good

Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No)

Yes

Number of Ventilators

No ventilators, screened

Electricity Load (KVA)

Generator power of 730 kva

Backup Generator (Yes / No / KVA)

Yes, 2 units

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Mfg

Year of Installation

Condition

China

2008

2009

Serviceable
Turkey 2014 2018 New

Maintenance

Duration (hours / week)

Weekly

Type of maintenance

Regular maintenance (ie. cleaning, oiling)

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Yes/No

Number

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

2

Yes

In use

Bag Cleaning Plant

N/A

N/A

N/A

 N/A

Moisture Tester

Yes

2

Yes

 In use

De-stoning Plant

Yes

2

Yes

 In use

Metal Extractor

Yes

4

Yes

 In use

Staffing

Number of full time skilled workers

25

Number of full time labourers

30

Building

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building – Wheat Mill

35

12

15

Building – Maize Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

N/A

Roof

N/A

Floor

N/A

Conditions & Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks in walls or roof

Ok

 Ok

Signs of rodent activity

Ok

Ok

Signs of birds entry

Ok

Ok

Damaged gutters/drains

N/A

N/A

Signs of moisture

N/A

N/A

Adjacent Vegetation

N/A

N/A

Cleanliness

Good

Good

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes

Frequency

Monthly

Contracted

Yes

Spraying 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

N/A

Rodenticides 

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

No

Rodent Trapping

N/A

Frequency

N/A

Contracted

N/A

Security 

Security (Good / Poor)

Good

Compound (Fenced / Not Fenced)

Fenced

Other Comments

N/A

Access

Distance from main town (km)

3 km from Monrovia centre

Travel time if not located in town (hours)

 N/A

Road condition to Mill

Excellent

Road limitation (if any)

N/A

Rail connections (Yes / No)

N/A

Milling Capacity (MT)

Commodities

Daily Capacity (MT)

Monthly Activity (MT)

Wheat

140 MT

3640 MT

Maize

n/a

n/a

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tonnes

Wheat – Covered (mt)

Flour – Covered (mt)

Within the Compound

6,000 MT

500 MT

Outside the Compound

N/A

N/A
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