Saudi food security authority awards fifth wheat import tender for 2026
Saudi Arabia’s food security authority has awarded its fifth wheat import tender for 2026, securing 683,000 tons from multiple global origins.
Key Takeaways
AIThe General Food Security Authority has finalized the awarding of its fifth wheat import tender for 2026, securing a total of 683,000 tons to be sourced from the European Union, North and South America, Australia, and the Black Sea region.
Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Fares, Governor of the authority, said the shipment aims to strengthen the strategic wheat reserve and maintain it at safe levels to meet the needs of all flour milling companies.
Supply details and receiving ports
Al-Fares noted that branches of the National Grain Supply Company (SABL) will receive the contracted quantities, scheduled to arrive between November and December 2026, via 11 vessels distributed across several ports.
- Jeddah Islamic Port: 3 vessels, 185,000 tons
- Yanbu Commercial Port: 5 vessels, 320,000 tons
- NEOM Port: 2 vessels, 123,000 tons
- Jazan Port: 1 vessel, 55,000 tons
Qualified global companies
Nine international grain trading companies competed for the tender, with contracts awarded to six companies that offered the lowest prices and met the required specifications.
Interested parties can view the awarded tender prices on the authority’s website: http://www.gfsa.gov.sa/wheat/import.