The giant silo--so near yet so far

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I always wanted to see the inner workings of a giant silo like this one in Kiryat Gat.
But it looks like my view from inside the train will be the closest I ever get.
At least I learned some interesting facts from the Shintraco Ltd. website:

The silo can store 30,000 tons of wheat.


"The Company carries a broad range of seed, animal feed and food products,

such as wheat, wheat fodder, barley, corn for animal feed and others which

are imported from Eastern Europe, Western Europe and South America; sugar

imports primarily from Europe; millet imports (bird food) from China and

Europe and smaller quantities from the US, as well as sesame seed imports;

raw and peeled from the Far East India, China, as well as from many African

countries (Ethiopia, Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya, and others)."


"Shintraco Ltd. was established in 1991 by Shalom Hatuka and Geneva's

Proalim S.A. Shalom Hatuka started his career as an agriculturist. The contacts

he made over time (within the Arab sector) and his command of the Arabic

language helped him in his activities as an importer. The cancellation of

Israeli government limitations on flourmills in Israel, which had restricted mill

owners to purchase only US wheat, represented a breakthrough in wheat

imports to Israel. Flourmills began to demand imported wheat from other

countries in order to mix different types of flour together, which allowed

for prices to decline. Because of its international connections, Shintraco hastransformed quickly into a reputable importer of wheat."
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