Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 ' 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
263,164 
11,777,513,178 
309,365 
11,333,050,084 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
44,754 
(X) 
36,633 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
56,374 
111,655,782 
72,996 
149,803,989 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
33,949 
230,148,888 
43,349 
295,027,844 
1 0,000 to 1 9,999 bushels 
44,507 
593,603,851 
55,442 
744,898,776 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
28,033 
651,018,961 
32,981 
768,701,110 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
32,652 
1,207,745,965 
37,909 
1,405,588,877 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
35,024 
2,341,746,857 
38,030 
2,541,879,171 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
25,507 
3,671,044,948 
23,385 
3,314,953,337 
250,000 bushels or more 
7,118 
2,970,547,926 
5,273 
2,112,196,980 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
2,405 
25,805,399 
3,257 
32,563,500 
1 0 to 49 acres 
12,080 
121,439,936 
14,843 
129,324,385 
50 to 69 acres 
5,710 
56,719,416 
6,857 
53,152,595 
70 to 99 acres 
10,672 
85,819,634 
12,851 
98,210,781 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
12,574 
123,338,268 
15,516 
129,745,208 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
14,041 
164,967,266 
17,507 
179,008,687 
180 to 219 acres 
11,180 
140,238,501 
13,476 
154,730,047 
220 to 259 acres 
10,841 
157,161,036 
13,328 
175,613,703 
260 to 499 acres 
46,221 
966,420,906 
57,544 
1,074,963,797 
500 to 999 acres 
52,440 
2,008,706,281 
62,463 
2,163,369,530 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
44,036 
2,972,586,816 
49,081 
2,930,335,005 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
30,833 
3,344,493,318 
32,503 
3,007,664,783 
5,000 acres or more 
10,131 
1,609,816,401 
10,139 
1,204,368,063 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
20,649 
337,977,764 
25,816 
381,175,623 
1 0 to 49 acres 
19,208 
127,787,887 
25,012 
140,828,684 
50 to 69 acres 
9,368 
69,318,405 
11,647 
77,291,724 
70 to 99 acres 
12,227 
108,930,601 
15,514 
123,039,399 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
15,224 
165,192,078 
18,950 
180,756,105 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
13,705 
178,667,415 
17,015 
206,745,649 
180 to 219 acres 
11,631 
176,064,630 
14,326 
197,260,598 
220 to 259 acres 
10,074 
176,183,797 
12,550 
199,562,959 
260 to 499 acres 
42,915 
1,082,550,705 
52,081 
1,199,717,846 
500 to 999 acres 
47,983 
2,171,126,729 
55,755 
2,320,758,867 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
37,078 
3,037,478,407 
39,732 
2,978,897,311 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
20,131 
3,036,098,873 
18,723 
2,611,685,021 
5,000 acres or more 
2,971 
1,110,135,887 
2,244 
715,330,298 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
192,643 
10,203,047,728 
205,765 
9,315,779,238 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
70,521 
1,574,465,450 
103,600 
2,017,270,846 
' 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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