Sudan
2.7 Sudan Milling Assessment

Milling Company - Sayga international  

Sayga is Sudan’s primary food company. In 1996, Sayga Flour Mills began producing Sayga bakery flour. This wheat-based flour is produced by Swiss machinery with fully automated production lines for flour, semolina and bran to meet the various requirements of both the retail and industrial food sectors. 

Sayga Investments has silos in the Port area with a capacity 170,000 mt, situated within 2 km of the berth. The method is to discharge bulk is with grabs or evacuators to hoppers, load it to 16 allocated dump-bulk road trucks and then transport for 2Km to the silos, delivering through the bulk intake. The daily rate is up to 12,000 metric tons per WWD using ship’s gear with four gangs. The facility has bagging lines, with an under covered loading area. The daily bagging rate basis for 16 working hours is around 2000 mt.  

Rail facilities for the receipt and dispatch of bulk and bagged agricultural products are located within the structure. Sayga Company has full capacity to store, fumigate, and transport downstream.  

Facilities 

Parking area inside compound 

 

m² 

Drainage 


Fire Fighting Equipment 

Yes 

Updated and surveyed. 

Number of Ventilators 


Electricity Load (KVA) 

 

Backup Generator  


 

Conditions and  Cleanliness 

   

Outside 

Inside 

Cracks in walls or roof 

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity 

No 

No 

Signs of birds entry  

No 

No 

Damaged gutters/drains 

No 

No 

Signs of moisture  

No 

No 

Adjacent Vegetation 

None   

No  

Cleanliness 

Good 

Good  

 

Security  

Security 

Good 

Good CCTV cameras and controlled access for staff and operational vehicles. 

Compound 

Fenced 

 

 

Access 

Distance from main town 

Khartoum  

10 km 

Travel time if not located in town 

30 – 45 Minutes  

 

Road condition to Mill 

Good, although often congested as it is located in an industrial area. 

 

Road limitation (if any) 

Width (m) 

 

Max. Tonnage 

 

Rail connections 

Siding into the Mill  

Yes  

On the railway from 

Port Sudan  

To

End of Line  

Sayga operates its own trains with bulk railway wagons directly from their silos situated in Port Sudan  

 

Transport Capacity at Mill 

Capacity to receive Bulk on rail, and Bagged by Road. Capacity to dispatch bagged product by road, and bulk milled product using “Bulk’ road vehicles. 

 

 

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