Readying for the Harvest
The Syrian Grain Corporation is preparing to receive the 2026 wheat crop, raising storage capacity to roughly one million tons and overhauling the reception and storage centers that handle the country's grain. The work was under way in May 2026, ahead of the start of the harvest season.
Alongside the physical repairs, the corporation said it is developing modern electronic services to organize procurement and to speed the marketing of wheat once farmers begin delivering their crop.
Repairing War-Damaged Silos
Much of the storage network was put out of service during years of conflict. The corporation operates 37 silos, 16 of them destroyed, and 98 storage bins, 64 of them destroyed, along with 14 warehouses and 27 open-air storage sites.
An early rehabilitation program has already returned several facilities to use in Al-Hasakah, Al-Raqqa and Daraa provinces, recovering capacity that had stood idle since the fighting.
New Collection Points
Technical teams are preparing 15 additional sites in Deir ez-Zor, Al-Hasakah and Al-Raqqa — the three provinces that produce most of Syria's wheat — with the aim of bringing them into operation by the time the harvest begins.
In total, the corporation plans to receive and market the crop through about 80 centers, a marked increase over recent seasons intended to give farmers more organized and efficient delivery points for their grain.
Funding and Food Security
Repairs to silos and storage bins in Al-Hasakah, Al-Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor are being financed through an allocation of $5,129,000 (USD) from the Presidential General Secretariat, directed specifically at rebuilding damaged storage in the main producing regions.
The corporation has framed the effort as a way to strengthen strategic reserves and stabilize the supply of flour to bakeries, keeping bread — the country's principal staple — available as the new season approaches and giving farmers an organized channel to sell this year's crop.