Top 10 US states off-farm grain storage
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — These are the top 10 US states with the most off-farm grain storage capacity as listed in Sosland Publishing Co.’s 2024 Grain & Milling Annual.
The US had 11.822 billion bushels of off-farm grain storage as of Dec. 1, 2022, up from 11.817 billion bushels the previous year. Storage has grown steadily each year from 8.5 billion bushels in 2003. Crop statistics for each state are from the US Department of Agriculture’s 2022 State Agriculture Overview.
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No. 10 - South-Dakota
South Dakota checks in with 445 million bushels of off-farm grain storage and counts 222 storage sites. South Dakota harvests:
- 5.07 million acres of soybeans for 192.66 million bushels
- 5.01 million acres of grain corn for 661.32 million bushels
- 1.44 million acres of wheat for 72.04 million bushels
- 652,000 acres of sunflower for 1.08 billion pounds (489.88 million kg)
- 175,000 acres of grain sorghum for 11.9 million bushels
- 30,000 acres of barley for 378,000 bushels
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No. 9 - North-Dakota
North Dakota enjoys 460 million bushels of off-farm grain storage for 320 sites. North Dakota harvests:
- 5.67 million acres of soybeans for 198.45 million bushels
- 6.13 million acres of wheat for 299.9 million bushels
- 2.65 million acres of grain corn for 347.15 million bushels
- 1.78 million acres of canola for 3.25 billion pounds (1.47 billion kg)
- 698,000 acres of sunflower for 1.34 billion pounds (607 million kg)
- 660,000 acres of barley for 48.18 million bushels
- 190,000 acres of oats for 13.49 million bushels
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No. 8 - Ohio
Ohio has 339 off-farm grain storage sites on its ledger with a capacity of 475 million bushels. Ohio harvests:
- 5.08 million acres of soybeans for 281.94 million bushels
- 3.18 million acres of grain corn for 594.66 million bushels
- 465,000 acres of wheat for 36.73 million bushels
- 15,000 acres of oats for 1.05 million bushels
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No. 7 - Indiana
Indiana touts 550 million bushels of off-farm grain storage and 280 storage facilities. Indiana harvests:
- 5.13 million acres of grain corn for 974.7 million bushels
- 5.83 million acres of soybeans for 335.22 million bushels
- 240,000 acres of wheat for 19.44 million bushels
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No. 6 - Texas
Texas counts 420 off-farm grain storage sites for 610 million bushels. Texas harvests:
- 1.61 million acres of grain corn for 152.95 million bushels
- 1.3 million acres of wheat for 39 million bushels
- 950,000 acres of grain sorghum for 50.35 million bushels
- 85,000 acres of soybeans for 1.7 million bushels
- 52,000 acres of sunflower for 60.1 million pounds (27.26 million kg)
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No. 5 - Minnesota
Minnesota has 500 off-farm grain storage facilities for 820 million bushels. Minnesota harvests:
- 7.49 million acres of corn for 1.46 billion bushels
- 7.39 million acres of soybeans for 369.5 million bushels
- 1.21 million acres of wheat for 73.81 million bushels
- 69,000 acres of canola for 166.29 million pounds (75.42 million kg)
- 75,000 acres of sunflower for 174.79 million pounds (79.28 million kg)
- 140,000 acres of oats for 8.26 million bushels
- 55,000 acres of barley for 3.96 million bushels
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No. 4 - Nebraska
Checking in at fourth is Nebraska with 990 million bushels of grain off-farm grain storage and 485 storage sites. Nebraska harvests:
- 8.82 million acres of grain corn for 1.455 billion bushels
- 5.65 million acres of soybeans for 276.85 million bushels
- 820,000 acres of wheat for 26.24 million bushels
- 125,000 acres of grain sorghum for 6.875 million bushels
- 52,000 acres of sunflower for 46.86 million pounds (21.25 million kg)
- 18,000 acres of oats for 918,000 bushels
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No. 3 - Kansas
Kansas totals 690 off-farm grain storage facilities holding 1.20 billion bushels. Kansas harvests:
- 4.44 million acres of grain corn for 510.6 million bushels
- 4.72 million acres of soybeans for 129.8 million bushels
- 6.6 million acres of wheat for 244.2 million bushels
- 2.7 million acres of grain sorghum for 105.3 million bushels
- 36,500 acres of sunflower for 45.75 million pounds (20.75 million kilograms)
- 25,000 acres of oats for 1.025 million bushels
- 5,000 acres of barley for 165,000 bushels
- 7,000 acres of canola for 3.78 million pounds (1.714 million kg)
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No. 2 - Iowa
Iowa has 840 off-farm grain storage facilities to store 1.52 billion bushels. Iowa harvests:
- 12.35 million acres of grain corn for 2.47 billion bushels
- 10.03 million acres of soybeans for 586.75 million bushels
- 40,000 acres of oats for 3.2 million bushels
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No. 1 - Illinois
Illinois has 810 off-farm grain storage facilities able to store 1.65 billion bushels. Illinois harvests:
- 10.6 million acres of grain corn with production of 2.268 billion bushels
- 10.75 million acres of soybeans for 677.25 million bushels
- 560,000 acres of wheat for 22.24 million bushels
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