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) 
6,961 
279,493,098 
7,948 
236,000,421 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
40,151 
(X) 
29,693 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
2,374 
4,019,611 
2,952 
5,196,082 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
838 
5,682,589 
1,073 
7,172,148 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
918 
12,077,965 
1,168 
15,353,420 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
610 
14,093,564 
690 
15,893,335 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
755 
27,816,460 
734 
27,096,577 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
770 
52,063,252 
789 
53,237,109 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
517 
73,795,473 
421 
60,360,750 
250,000 bushels or more 
179 
89,944,184 
121 
51,691,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
67 
431,973 
83 
118,778 
1 0 to 49 acres 
557 
5,785,359 
652 
3,506,674 
50 to 69 acres 
224 
1,637,756 
322 
1,501,405 
70 to 99 acres 
439 
2,923,494 
555 
2,493,631 
100 to 139 acres 
579 
4,739,633 
619 
3,655,658 
140 to 179 acres 
469 
4,284,025 
548 
4,033,694 
180 to 219 acres 
365 
4,213,204 
434 
3,368,656 
220 to 259 acres 
303 
2,945,564 
402 
4,189,251 
260 to 499 acres 
1,251 
23,713,592 
1,453 
22,869,858 
500 to 999 acres 
1,290 
49,022,302 
1,470 
46,614,067 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
945 
70,502,086 
996 
64,053,324 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
410 
72,085,704 
372 
60,298,425 
5,000 acres or more 
62 
37,208,406 
42 
19,297,000 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
463 
7,780,543 
589 
4,665,204 
1 0 to 49 acres 
809 
3,952,084 
993 
3,216,568 
50 to 69 acres 
363 
2,590,568 
422 
2,138,736 
70 to 99 acres 
444 
2,807,363 
502 
2,466,038 
100 to 139 acres 
482 
3,629,716 
588 
4,418,821 
140 to 179 acres 
374 
3,874,586 
475 
3,959,385 
180 to 219 acres 
309 
4,291,642 
364 
3,995,225 
220 to 259 acres 
260 
3,750,502 
316 
3,753,736 
260 to 499 acres 
1,090 
25,714,033 
1,229 
24,499,137 
500 to 999 acres 
1,175 
52,373,315 
1,322 
49,557,464 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
816 
68,841,220 
807 
59,341,607 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
324 
66,780,120 
304 
55,607,500 
5,000 acres or more 
52 
33,107,406 
37 
18,381,000 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
5,195 
240,026,164 
5,341 
190,012,105 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
1,766 
39,466,934 
2,607 
45,988,316 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
38 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
