Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
754 
24,564,779 
873 
29,952,296 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
32,579 
(X) 
34,310 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
443 
407,695 
444 
529,773 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
68 
462,781 
84 
603,293 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
69 
963,093 
73 
1,007,278 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
22 
564,365 
53 
1,274,746 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
42 
1,628,731 
79 
3,053,758 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
48 
3,518,551 
71 
5,047,844 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
41 
6,349,765 
51 
8,204,923 
250,000 bushels or more 
21 
10,669,798 
18 
10,230,681 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
85 
152,722 
77 
741,328 
1 0 to 49 acres 
154 
2,062,746 
166 
1,861,521 
50 to 69 acres 
18 
(D) 
30 
651,087 
70 to 99 acres 
49 
783,224 
27 
189,728 
100 to 139 acres 
22 
169,310 
37 
534,452 
140 to 179 acres 
25 
772,832 
36 
892,053 
180 to 219 acres 
18 
(D) 
38 
905,383 
220 to 259 acres 
19 
(D) 
23 
618,143 
260 to 499 acres 
85 
3,990,667 
88 
3,980,782 
500 to 999 acres 
74 
2,620,792 
100 
6,153,451 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
61 
2,887,000 
104 
6,748,369 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
73 
5,696,734 
73 
2,924,006 
5,000 acres or more 
71 
4,690,880 
74 
3,751,993 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
341 
2,753,661 
363 
5,816,516 
1 0 to 49 acres 
59 
1,412,085 
62 
1,145,616 
50 to 69 acres 
19 
506,439 
27 
818,801 
70 to 99 acres 
26 
757,272 
28 
464,506 
100 to 139 acres 
25 
161,991 
18 
145,836 
140 to 179 acres 
18 
507,533 
34 
1,828,678 
180 to 219 acres 
11 
119,726 
25 
1,243,648 
220 to 259 acres 
12 
90,628 
12 
176,908 
260 to 499 acres 
54 
3,399,810 
92 
2,488,600 
500 to 999 acres 
69 
4,000,119 
83 
5,432,030 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
63 
3,658,301 
84 
6,191,212 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
37 
4,106,615 
31 
2,581,716 
5,000 acres or more 
20 
3,090,599 
14 
1,618,229 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
415 
20,821,117 
363 
19,544,018 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
339 
3,743,662 
510 
10,408,278 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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