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2.7 Panama Milling Assessment
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The Agricultural Market Institute (IMA, in Spanish) manages warehouse infrastructures in each province, such as silos and a small mill, amongst which are found:

  • La Honda Silos (Los Santos)
  • La Barrera Silos (Veraguas)
  • San Pablo Silos (Chiriqui)
  • La Campiña Mills (Cocle)

Between “La Barrera”, and “La Honda” silos, the latter has an installed capacity of 45,000 MT for grains, mainly rice and corn.  The infrastructures do not have enough capacity to respond to current needs, hence it is necessary to create warehouse space in the areas at the East and North of Panama, given its increase in rice production.

As to milling infrastructures, the plants at Chiriqui, Veraguas and Los Santos have exactly the same capacity.   Each have 12 silos of 2,500 MT each, as well as 10 working silos of 500 MT each.  It is worth mentioning that the plant in Chiriqui is currently out of operation.   

Los Santos is at the final stage of enabling 4 silos of 2,500 MT each, which means, it will have a total of 16 storage silos of 2,500 MTs each. 

In Penonome (Cocle), there are 4 silos of 700 MT each, at the moment, they are not being used and are currently in the process of rehabilitation.

The administration of the silos, at the government level, is handled through monitoring and definition of available storage.  On a private level, each mill handles its storage information.

The main mills with capacity to handle large amounts of grains nationwide, in this case rice, are:

  1. Agrosilos, S.A. (Chiriqui)
  2. Cegraco, S.A.
  3. Hermanos Palacios, S.A.
  4. Industrial Arrocera de Chiriqui, S.A.

For more information on milling company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.


Milling Company AGROSILOS, S.A. (CHIRIQUI)

Name and Address

Contacts and E-mail

Telephone and Fax

AGROSILOS, S.A.

(CHIRIQUI)

San Pablo Viejo, David, Chiriqui.

Name: Nuncio Girlando

Post: Legal Representative

Tel:850-6400

Summary of Market role and Services

Rice mill, drying service and rice storage.

Facilities

Parking Area within the Compound (m²)

 N/A

Drainage

 N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Amount of Ventilators  

 N/A

Electricity Charging (KVA)

 N/A

Back-Up Generator(s)

 N/A

Milling Equipment

Origin of Machinery

Year of Manufacture

Year Installed

Condition
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintenance

Duration

Once a week

Type of Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Quantity

Owned

Fortification Feeder

Yes

2

 N/A

Bag Cleaning Plant

Yes

 N/A N/A

Moister Tester

Yes

 N/A N/A

De-stoning Plant

No

N/A

 N/A

Metal Extractor

Yes

 N/A N/A

Staffing

Number of full-time skilled workers

 N/A

Number of full-time labourers

 N/A

Weighbridge

Number

 N/A

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within the Compound

 N/A N/A N/A

Outside the Compound 

 N/A N/A N/A

Building

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building- Rice Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

Cement

Roof  

Zinc

Floor

Cement

Conditions and Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks on walls or ceiling

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity

No 

No 

Bird entry signs 

No

No

Damaged Gutters/Drains

No

No

Signs of Humidity  

No

No

Adjacent Vegetation

No

No

Cleanliness

Good  

Good

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes  

Frequency

Weekly  

Contracted

Yes

Sprayers

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

Rodenticides

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

Rodent Trappings

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Contracted

Yes

Security

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced  

Other Comments

 N/A

Access

Distance from the main city (km)

 7.4 km from Ciudad de David

Travel time if not found in the city (hours)

 18 minutes

Shape of the road leading to the mill

Easy Access

Road limitations (if any)

Width and Maximum Tonnage

Railway Connectivity

No

Milling Capacity

Products

Daily Capacity (MT)

Annual Activity (MT)

Rice

N/A

82,000 MT

Storage Capacity

Storage in metric tons

Rice – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

 N/A

Outside the Compound

 N/A


Milling Company Central de Granos de Cocle, S.A.

Name and Address

Contacts and E-mail

Telephone and Fax

Central de Granos de Cocle, S.A.

(CEGRACO)

Aguadulce, Cocle.

Name: Felipe Ayala

Post: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Email: rodrigo.cardenal@grupocalesa.com

Tel: 997-4321 /236.1711

Summary of Market Role and Services

Rice Mill

Facilities

Parking Area within the Compound (m²)

 N/A

Drainage

 N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Amount of Ventilators  

 N/A

Electricity Charging (KVA)

 N/A

Back-Up Generator(s)

 N/A

Milling Equipment

Origin of the machinery

Year of Manufacture

Year Installed

Condition
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintenance

Duration

Monthly

Type of Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Amount 

Owned

Comments

 Fortification feeder

Yes

2

 N/A N/A

Bag Cleaning Plant

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Moisture Tester

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

De-stonning Plant

No

N/A

 N/A N/A

Metal Extractor

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Personnel

Number of full-time skilled workers

N/A 

Number of full-time labourers

 N/A

Weighbridge

Number

 N/A

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within the Compound

 N/A N/A N/A

Outside the Compound          

 N/A N/A N/A

 Building

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building- Rice Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

Cement

Roof 

Zinc

Floor

Cement



Conditions and Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks on walls or ceiling

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity

 No 

No 

Bird entry signs 

No

No

Damaged Gutters/Drains

No

No

Signs of Humidity  

No

No

Adjacent Vegetation

No

No

Cleanliness

Good 

Good

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes  

Frequency

Weekly 

Hired

Yes

Sprayers

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodenticides

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodent Trappings

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Safety

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced  

Other Comments

Access

Distance from the main city (km)

 N/A

Travel time if not found in the city (hours)

 N/A

Shape of the road leading to the mill

Easy Access

Road limitations (if any)

Width and Maximum Tonnage

Railway Connectivity

No

Grinding Capacity

Products

Daily Capacity (MT)

Annual Activity (MT)

Rice

N/A

78,000 MT

Storage Capacity

Storage in metric tons

Rice – Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

 N/A

Outside the Compound

 N/A



Hermanos Palacios Milling Company, S.A.

Name and Address

Contacts and E-mail

Telephone

Hermanos Palacios, S.A.

Centro de Santiago de Veraguas

Name: Mariano Palacios

Post: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Email: legal@grupohepsa.com

Tel:9983939

/933-2267

Fax:

Summary of Market Role and Services

Rice Mill

Installations

Parking Area within the compound (m²)

 N/A

Drainage

 N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Amount of Ventilators  

 N/A

Electricity Charging (KVA)

 N/A

Back-Up Generator(s)

 N/A

Grinding Equipment

Origin of the machinery

Year of Manufacture

Year Installed

Condition
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintenance

Duration

Monthly

Type of Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Amount 

Property

Comments

Fortification Feeder

Yes

2

 N/A N/A

Bag Cleaning Plant

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Moisture Tester

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

De-stoning Plant

No

 N/A N/A N/A

Metal Extractor

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Personnel

Number of full-time skilled workers

 N/A

Number of full-time labourers

 N/A

Weigh Bridge

Number

 N/A

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within the Compound

 N/A N/A N/A

Within the Compound 

 N/A N/A N/A

Building

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building- Rice Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

Cement

Roof 

Zinc

Floor

Cement

Conditions and Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks on walls or ceiling

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity

No 

No 

Bird entry signs 

No

No

Damaged Gutters/Drains

No

No

Signs of Humidity  

No

No

Adjacent Vegetation

No

No

Cleanliness

Good 

Good

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes  

Frequency

Weekly 

Hired

Yes

Sprayers

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodenticides

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodent Trappings

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Safety

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced  

Other Comments

Access

Distance from the main city (km)

Travel time if not found in the city (hours)

Shape of the road leading to the mill

Easy Access

Road limitations (if any)

Width and Maximum Tonnage

Railway Connectivity

No



Milling Capacity

Product

Daily Capacity (MT)

Annual Activity (MT)

Rice

N/A

72,000 MT

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Rice– Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

 N/A

Outside the Compound

 N/A


 

Industrial Arrocera de Chiriquí Milling Company, S.A. 

Name and Address

Contacts and E-mail

Telephone

Industrial Arrocera de Chiriqui, S.A.

San Pablo Viejo, David, Chiriquí.

Name: Josefa Aguina de Quintero.

Post: LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Email: iassas@cwpanama.netl@grupohepsa.com

Tel:722-2033

/722-2011

Summary of Market Role and Services

Rice Mill

Installations

Parking Area within the compound (m²)

 N/A

Drainage

 N/A

Fire Fighting Equipment

Yes

Amount of ventilators

 N/A

Electricity Charging (KVA)

 N/A

Milling Equipment

Origin of the machinery

Year Manufactured

Year of Installation

Condition
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintenance

Duration

Monthly

Type of Maintenance

Routine Maintenance

Other Equipment or Machinery Installed

Type of Equipment

Available

Amount 

Owned

Comments

Fortification Feeder

No

 N/A N/A N/A

Bag Cleaning Plant

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Moisture Tester

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

De-stoning Plant

No

 N/A N/A N/A

Metal Extractor

Yes

 N/A N/A N/A

Personnel

Number of full-time skilled workers

 N/A

Number of full-time labourers

 N/A

Weigh Bridge

Number

 N/A

Capacity (MT)

Length (m)

Type

Within the Compound

 N/A N/A N/A

Within the Compound 

 N/A N/A N/A

Building

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Building- Rice Mill

N/A

N/A

N/A

Walls

Cement

Roof 

Zinc

Floor

Cement

Conditions and Cleanliness

  

Outside

Inside

Cracks on walls or ceiling

No 

No 

Signs of rodent activity

No 

No 

Bird entry signs 

No

No

Damaged Gutters/Drains

No

No

Signs of Humidity  

No

No

Adjacent Vegetation

No

No

Cleanliness

Good 

Good

Pest Control

Fumigation

Yes  

Frequency

Weekly 

Hired

Yes

Sprayers

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodenticides

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Rodent Trappings

Yes

Frequency

Weekly

Hired

Yes

Safety

Security

Good

Compound

Fenced  

Other Comments

Access

Distance from the main city (km)

 10.8 km

Travel time if not found in the city (hours)

 18 mins

Shape of the road leading to the mill

Easy Access

Road limitations (if any)

Width and Maximum Tonnage

Railway Connectivity

No

Milling Capacity 

Product

Daily Capacity (MT)

Annual Capacity (MT)

Rice

N/A

45,800 MT x year

Storage Capacity

Storage in Metric Tons

Rice– Covered (MT)

Within the Compound

 N/A

Outside the Compound

 N/A



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