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) 
12,471 
444,604,236 
14,726 
429,257,978 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
35,651 
(X) 
29,150 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
2,885 
6,372,585 
3,447 
8,796,841 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
2,044 
13,681,081 
2,765 
18,652,663 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
2,398 
31,715,995 
2,993 
40,010,746 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
1,294 
29,895,906 
1,575 
36,511,230 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
1,344 
49,450,515 
1,529 
56,673,034 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
1,311 
86,228,931 
1,404 
92,319,303 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
963 
137,238,276 
867 
123,373,161 
250,000 bushels or more 
232 
90,020,947 
146 
52,921,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
44 
455,970 
41 
313,582 
1 0 to 49 acres 
348 
2,207,174 
387 
3,008,185 
50 to 69 acres 
216 
1,845,441 
180 
1,282,908 
70 to 99 acres 
454 
2,770,532 
521 
3,419,879 
100 to 139 acres 
617 
4,580,682 
645 
4,307,382 
140 to 179 acres 
673 
5,335,012 
787 
6,048,347 
180 to 219 acres 
550 
4,920,288 
697 
5,648,457 
220 to 259 acres 
612 
5,821,571 
741 
6,540,626 
260 to 499 acres 
2,466 
35,202,794 
3,212 
38,618,176 
500 to 999 acres 
2,861 
73,260,563 
3,532 
78,287,005 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
2,147 
115,188,110 
2,566 
123,089,304 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
1,316 
145,055,214 
1,290 
127,828,627 
5,000 acres or more 
167 
47,960,885 
127 
30,865,500 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
880 
11,253,339 
1,022 
11,878,382 
1 0 to 49 acres 
1,113 
6,882,800 
1,120 
6,644,915 
50 to 69 acres 
561 
3,435,086 
666 
4,846,130 
70 to 99 acres 
662 
5,261,261 
929 
6,315,323 
100 to 139 acres 
919 
8,172,787 
1,120 
9,021,417 
140 to 179 acres 
736 
6,781,288 
963 
8,636,445 
180 to 219 acres 
685 
8,486,787 
855 
9,782,493 
220 to 259 acres 
479 
7,115,609 
689 
8,330,720 
260 to 499 acres 
1,914 
38,176,249 
2,440 
44,243,514 
500 to 999 acres 
2,058 
75,206,266 
2,334 
76,906,778 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
1,611 
121,982,463 
1,774 
119,831,262 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
754 
115,484,916 
752 
102,743,099 
5,000 acres or more 
99 
36,365,385 
62 
20,077,500 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (1 1 1) 
8,735 
394,362,326 
9,649 
364,632,865 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
3,736 
50,241,910 
5,077 
64,625,113 
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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