With a storage capacity of 100,000 metric tons, the port terminal immediately positions Cargill to provide customer solutions for Turkish flour mills and consumers. Turkish people like nice white and spongy loaves of bread. For that, you need high gluten, high protein wheat. Rota will help Cargill import quality wheat in big panamax vessels, store it and discharge it to unit trains for delivery to flour mills. The process is so efficient that Turkish millers can get a higher quality product at a cost advantage.
Turkish consumers can expect improved food products.
The facility also will import corn to serve Cargill's corn milling operations during times when Turkish corn is unavailable. Cargill bought the Vanikoy corn mill in 1989, and it is building a modern new fructose plant at Ornhangazi. The port facility also is a pioneer in rail service. Some of our customers already have invested in rail facilities to take advantage of the new terminal. At the dedication ceremony, Turkey's president expressed his appreciation for Cargill's investments in Turkey and encouraged Cargill to invest in further projects.