2Agriculture, a subsidiary of UK poultry company 2 Sisters Food Group, wants to develop the 41-metre tall mill on a five-acre plot at the Fife port.

The firm hopes to obtain planning permission this year and start construction early in 2020.

It is estimated the new facility will take 18 months to build and open in 2021.

2Agriculture’s managing director, Gavin Berry, said: “Rosyth is almost the perfect location for a new mill as the majority of our customers are in Fife, Kinross, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian.

“Not only will it help us minimise transport, there are other advantages from being at the Port.

“Although we don’t export, some of our ingredients come into Rosyth so it reduces the need for haulage.”