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) 
25,948 
1,318,623,768 
29,216 
1,258,600,916 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
50,818 
(X) 
43,079 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
3,756 
8,968,496 
4,574 
10,662,670 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
3,343 
23,058,293 
3,677 
25,374,684 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
4,506 
61,151,172 
5,419 
74,227,474 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
2,963 
68,851,180 
3,589 
84,151,423 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
3,567 
132,113,509 
4,283 
159,343,093 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
3,917 
263,597,924 
4,306 
288,487,232 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
3,069 
442,594,659 
2,767 
394,537,585 
250,000 bushels or more 
827 
318,288,535 
601 
221,816,755 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
181 
2,737,264 
241 
3,509,470 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,131 
15,234,983 
1,413 
15,935,598 
50 to 69 acres 
529 
9,549,794 
565 
6,671,415 
70 to 99 acres 
1,133 
12,077,978 
1,118 
12,034,958 
100 to 139 acres 
1,325 
16,262,921 
1,471 
14,047,713 
140 to 179 acres 
1,964 
26,799,339 
2,165 
26,410,797 
180 to 219 acres 
1,465 
21,532,509 
1,589 
22,049,110 
220 to 259 acres 
1,512 
24,863,533 
1,680 
27,654,274 
260 to 499 acres 
6,075 
152,006,801 
7,229 
164,743,529 
500 to 999 acres 
5,326 
274,154,288 
6,317 
298,598,844 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,377 
352,290,952 
3,690 
347,330,469 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,749 
333,479,806 
1,597 
271,905,172 
5,000 acres or more 
181 
77,633,600 
141 
47,709,567 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
1,427 
26,155,488 
2,206 
39,055,128 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,541 
14,697,181 
1,802 
11,891,366 
50 to 69 acres 
851 
11,461,508 
875 
7,116,390 
70 to 99 acres 
1,398 
15,351,467 
1,366 
12,778,596 
100 to 139 acres 
1,923 
22,745,434 
1,953 
20,583,727 
140 to 179 acres 
1,894 
28,095,418 
2,078 
29,566,039 
180 to 219 acres 
1,467 
25,054,425 
1,659 
27,407,199 
220 to 259 acres 
1,265 
25,350,835 
1,544 
29,327,241 
260 to 499 acres 
4,930 
152,572,646 
5,794 
162,157,447 
500 to 999 acres 
4,589 
272,919,148 
5,303 
291,703,135 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,994 
342,506,155 
3,204 
336,383,881 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,532 
314,876,563 
1,321 
249,651,000 
5,000 acres or more 
137 
66,837,500 
111 
40,979,767 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
20,378 
1,161,972,341 
20,446 
1,032,975,877 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
5,570 
156,651,427 
8,770 
225,625,039 
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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