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:
- Agrosilos, S.A. (Chiriqui)
- Cegraco, S.A.
- Hermanos Palacios, S.A.
- 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 |
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 |
/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 |
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 |