Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday the establishment of the largest livestock city in the Middle East at a cost of 9 billion riyals ($2.4 billion).
This comes within the framework of its efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in livestock products to enhance its food security, in accordance with the goals of “Vision 2030”.
The project, owned by the Hafr Al-Batin Livestock and Marketing Association, will be in Hafr Al-Batin Governorate, northeastern Saudi Arabia, on an area of 11 million square meters.
It is expected to cover 30% of the Kingdom’s need for red meat, and provide more than 13,000 jobs, and includes advanced facilities and pens for raising livestock, feed factories, a veterinary hospital, and conversion factories for the production of red meat that use the latest technologies.
The project relies on renewable energy through 15 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity annually, and produces 140 thousand liters of milk per day and 100 tons of feed per hour, in addition to an automated slaughterhouse on an area of 170 thousand square meters, and the city produces one and a half million meters of hides.
The announcement came on the sidelines of the Hafar Al-Batin Investment Forum 2025, with the participation of 24 governmental and civil entities from 12 countries, during which 4 dialogue sessions were held with the participation of 19 speakers.
A comprehensive economic study for Hafar Al-Batin Governorate was also launched, and a number of important economic projects and initiatives were announced that enhance the competitiveness of the governorate.
