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) 
792 
79,554,252 
858 
59,576,114 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
100,447 
(X) 
69,436 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
34 
41,227 
107 
119,655 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
14 
92,000 
51 
330,526 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
46 
666,744 
105 
1,317,424 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
64 
1,477,070 
55 
1,300,856 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
139 
5,182,676 
146 
5,558,409 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
220 
15,283,225 
189 
12,598,085 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
221 
33,728,310 
160 
23,268,159 
250,000 bushels or more 
54 
23,083,000 
45 
15,083,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
96,400 
17 
(D) 
1 0 to 49 acres 
10 
367,200 
30 
98,788 
50 to 69 acres 
10 
130,960 
2 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
4 
(D) 
29 
562,882 
100 to 139 acres 
4 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
140 to 179 acres 
8 
284,500 
10 
(D) 
180 to 219 acres 
9 
393,000 
13 
248,825 
220 to 259 acres 
3 
(D) 
5 
159,950 
260 to 499 acres 
51 
1,940,797 
107 
2,861,312 
500 to 999 acres 
111 
6,689,804 
126 
4,868,743 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
246 
20,203,234 
231 
15,207,693 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
283 
36,429,690 
237 
26,196,689 
5,000 acres or more 
45 
12,808,850 
41 
8,696,600 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
51 
1,825,717 
82 
1,572,178 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15 
595,640 
32 
823,099 
50 to 69 acres 
11 
194,357 
24 
308,572 
70 to 99 acres 
5 
153,200 
31 
228,041 
100 to 139 acres 
11 
592,400 
23 
632,554 
140 to 179 acres 
5 
100,000 
20 
566,210 
180 to 219 acres 
20 
688,560 
22 
682,815 
220 to 259 acres 
9 
396,960 
21 
623,060 
260 to 499 acres 
63 
3,516,264 
101 
4,894,078 
500 to 999 acres 
134 
9,336,664 
145 
8,465,491 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
248 
22,960,350 
181 
14,426,938 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
195 
30,241,140 
153 
20,618,878 
5,000 acres or more 
25 
8,953,000 
23 
5,734,200 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
721 
77,156,578 
689 
56,642,592 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
71 
2,397,674 
169 
2,933,522 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Louisiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
