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) 
8,647 
119,300,528 
10,683 
112,479,557 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
13,797 
(X) 
10,529 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
4,394 
8,193,557 
6,131 
10,937,081 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
1,484 
10,038,881 
1,704 
11,311,118 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
1,378 
17,676,043 
1,446 
18,683,664 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
473 
10,917,439 
505 
1 1 ,587,984 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
406 
15,080,070 
447 
16,219,168 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
321 
21,301,865 
313 
20,682,360 
1 00,000 to 249,999 bushels 
150 
20,189,991 
117 
15,465,000 
250,000 bushels or more 
41 
15,902,682 
20 
7,593,182 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
81 
256,355 
97 
201,929 
1 0 to 49 acres 
712 
2,754,210 
1,025 
2,745,357 
50 to 69 acres 
700 
2,014,045 
942 
2,121,791 
70 to 99 acres 
1,087 
4,690,657 
1,448 
4,590,037 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
1,198 
6,812,026 
1,539 
6,834,211 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
896 
6,053,079 
1,026 
5,352,786 
180 to 219 acres 
643 
5,467,433 
741 
5,556,520 
220 to 259 acres 
547 
5,547,070 
595 
4,882,171 
260 to 499 acres 
1,508 
21,642,053 
1,841 
23,128,418 
500 to 999 acres 
832 
25,105,379 
1,007 
27,108,853 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
345 
22,413,077 
336 
18,196,202 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
87 
13,282,962 
80 
9,073,100 
5,000 acres or more 
11 
3,262,182 
6 
2,688,182 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
523 
2,940,769 
698 
2,780,434 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,685 
5,042,984 
2,486 
5,590,066 
50 to 69 acres 
983 
4,023,860 
1,241 
4,071,590 
70 to 99 acres 
1,045 
5,426,952 
1,256 
6,050,403 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
938 
8,465,591 
1,088 
6,912,640 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
667 
5,729,375 
730 
5,696,494 
180 to 219 acres 
465 
5,221,411 
559 
6,224,294 
220 to 259 acres 
368 
4,561,866 
435 
4,689,920 
260 to 499 acres 
1,077 
20,676,916 
1,245 
21,637,386 
500 to 999 acres 
584 
23,509,860 
688 
24,861,835 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
240 
19,084,300 
205 
14,193,413 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
63 
12,304,462 
49 
8,002,900 
5,000 acres or more 
9 
2,312,182 
3 
1,768,182 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
4,285 
72,329,976 
4,412 
57,721,945 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
4,362 
46,970,552 
6,271 
54,757,612 
^ 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Pennsylvania 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
