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) 
3,203 
100,021,834 
3,423 
80,961,645 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
31,228 
(X) 
23,652 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
1,277 
2,143,419 
1,442 
2,377,543 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
451 
3,052,158 
515 
3,558,976 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
450 
5,934,529 
542 
7,054,661 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
254 
5,934,045 
240 
5,526,513 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
288 
10,682,437 
266 
9,725,252 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
264 
17,902,091 
247 
16,504,819 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
151 
21,993,495 
123 
17,885,681 
250,000 bushels or more 
68 
32,379,660 
48 
18,328,200 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
43,318 
31 
56,751 
1 0 to 49 acres 
133 
537,178 
166 
538,877 
50 to 69 acres 
79 
289,677 
96 
943,524 
70 to 99 acres 
172 
635,417 
146 
703,922 
100 to 139 acres 
264 
1,307,357 
258 
1,285,478 
140 to 179 acres 
253 
1,559,306 
241 
1,196,527 
180 to 219 acres 
258 
1,955,221 
232 
1,195,619 
220 to 259 acres 
195 
1,585,428 
194 
1,701,105 
260 to 499 acres 
670 
9,319,655 
796 
9,116,078 
500 to 999 acres 
577 
17,726,376 
682 
14,563,427 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
366 
23,034,451 
398 
22,053,978 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
186 
29,740,098 
159 
21,276,359 
5,000 acres or more 
34 
12,288,352 
24 
6,330,000 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
148 
1,148,085 
212 
2,098,019 
1 0 to 49 acres 
375 
1,585,313 
379 
1,227,266 
50 to 69 acres 
179 
596,228 
178 
568,631 
70 to 99 acres 
253 
1,268,713 
268 
1,232,138 
100 to 139 acres 
273 
1,560,370 
310 
1,780,938 
140 to 179 acres 
244 
2,730,553 
238 
1,969,652 
180 to 219 acres 
205 
1,777,241 
201 
1,837,995 
220 to 259 acres 
136 
1,740,815 
185 
2,428,228 
260 to 499 acres 
571 
11,134,387 
626 
10,106,224 
500 to 999 acres 
398 
17,387,339 
445 
14,688,975 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
274 
27,037,555 
267 
22,823,551 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
124 
21,362,283 
101 
15,664,528 
5,000 acres or more 
23 
10,692,952 
13 
4,535,500 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
1,649 
73,593,479 
1,531 
50,038,576 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
1,554 
26,428,355 
1,892 
30,923,069 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
38 New York 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
