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) 
2,448 
42,645,073 
2,735 
40,970,443 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
17,420 
(X) 
14,980 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
994 
1,765,614 
1,220 
2,018,436 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
420 
2,816,367 
497 
3,283,134 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
456 
6,015,050 
456 
6,021,382 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
185 
4,337,275 
191 
4,455,030 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
174 
6,392,100 
155 
5,484,870 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
141 
8,990,067 
152 
9,671,991 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
67 
8,989,100 
56 
7,678,600 
250,000 bushels or more 
11 
3,339,500 
8 
2,357,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
20 
64,570 
24 
29,977 
1 0 to 49 acres 
105 
256,770 
149 
542,900 
50 to 69 acres 
81 
319,680 
56 
145,285 
70 to 99 acres 
113 
353,250 
129 
405,075 
100 to 139 acres 
109 
641,419 
175 
579,716 
140 to 179 acres 
128 
696,941 
155 
611,452 
180 to 219 acres 
120 
755,835 
150 
1,120,449 
220 to 259 acres 
102 
797,229 
158 
896,257 
260 to 499 acres 
535 
4,513,799 
546 
4,317,836 
500 to 999 acres 
502 
8,234,140 
570 
9,228,961 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
429 
12,456,595 
421 
11,790,835 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
180 
11,017,510 
189 
10,148,030 
5,000 acres or more 
24 
2,537,335 
13 
1,153,670 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
188 
1,172,491 
222 
1,095,370 
1 0 to 49 acres 
306 
988,672 
413 
942,555 
50 to 69 acres 
152 
597,299 
163 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
184 
964,368 
217 
1,143,868 
100 to 139 acres 
209 
1,226,238 
249 
1,850,927 
140 to 179 acres 
187 
1,510,300 
224 
1,495,923 
180 to 219 acres 
141 
1,376,190 
142 
1,123,808 
220 to 259 acres 
108 
1,205,450 
123 
1,200,753 
260 to 499 acres 
357 
5,217,570 
398 
6,344,275 
500 to 999 acres 
301 
8,325,570 
300 
8,099,153 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
237 
11,244,325 
221 
10,663,800 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
71 
7,576,600 
61 
5,971,400 
5,000 acres or more 
7 
1,240,000 
2 
(D) 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
1,233 
31,327,512 
1,161 
27,983,760 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
1,215 
11,317,561 
1,574 
12,986,683 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Virginia 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
