Harvest Season Opens
The wheat receiving season opened in the southern Syrian province of Daraa on 1 June 2026, as the state grain authority began taking in this year's crop to bolster strategic reserves and food security. Collection is organized across four main centers in the province: Izra'a, Al-Sanamayn, Basra Al-Sham, and Nawa.
Officials expect the province to produce roughly 106,000 tons of wheat this season, with deliveries spread across the four centers. The grain authority said a new system introduced this season is meant to organize procurement and reduce delays compared with earlier years.
A Center Reopens
The Basra Al-Sham grain center resumed operations after being closed for more than ten years, having completed rehabilitation and technical preparations. The facility now runs on solar power and has new access roads for vehicle movement, with a storage capacity of between 5,000 and 6,000 tons.
Its reopening is intended to stimulate agricultural and economic activity in eastern Daraa and to ease the burden on farmers who previously had to travel farther to deliver their crop.
Electronic Procurement
The authority introduced an electronic booking platform, launched on 8 April 2026, to schedule deliveries and cut congestion and waiting times at collection points. Accounting systems were automated to speed direct payments to farmers.
An automated probe draws initial samples that are assigned secret numbers to protect farmers' identities before being graded in laboratories, after which the wheat is stored in silo cells by grade.
Food-Security Push
The measures form part of a broader effort to secure domestic grain supplies and maintain strategic reserves. By streamlining payments and modernizing storage, the authority aims to encourage farmers to deliver their harvest through official channels rather than informal markets.
Reopening dormant facilities and adding capacity in eastern Daraa is also expected to shorten the distances farmers travel and to support local agricultural activity during the collection period.