Durrant Pate/Contributor

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has launched a new attempt to optimise and divest the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) Export Complex at 188 Spanish Town Road, Kingston.

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), acting on behalf of the GOJ, is seeking a private investor for a long-term lease arrangement through a Request for Expressions of Interest, inviting investors or consortiums to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain the facility under a 25-year lease.

The complex sits on a prime 9.58-acre hub and features approximately 177,000 square feet of built space equipped with cold storage, packing, and processing infrastructure. Interested parties were initially asked to submit their expressions of interest by September 30, 2026, but this has since been extended to October 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (EST)

This off-loading initiative marks the first major divestment push under the DBJ’s new Managing Director, Dr David Lowe and follows years of back-and-forth discussions regarding the complex’s future, including a 2023 proposal that faced strong pushback from the Opposition and local farming stakeholders, over fears it would be completely sold or removed from the agricultural sector.

To address these concerns, Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green previously clarified that an Enterprise Team was established to ensure the property remains dedicated exclusively to agriculture and agro-processing. 

The long-term lease model aims to capitalise on Kingston’s surging commercial warehouse demand while bringing in the critical private capital injection needed to upgrade the ageing 1960s facility.  

The complex is well-positioned within Kingston’s logistics corridor, with convenient access to the Kingston Wharf, major transportation networks and key markets is suited for agro-processing, logistics and export operations.