The available storage capacity in Brazil was of 188.8 million tonnes in the first semester of 2022, 3.0% above the previous semester. The number of establishments rose 2.2% in relation to the second semester of 2021.

Rio Grande do Sul has the highest number of storage establishments (2,183) and Mato Grosso has the largest capacity: 46.9 million tonnes.

The stock of agricultural products added up to 65.5 million tonnes, a rise of 10.5% over 59.2 million tonnes of June 30, 2021.

The North, South, and Central-West regions increased their number of establishments by 15.1%, 0.7% and 5.1%, respectively, whereas the Northeast and Southeast regions registered drops of 1.0% and 0.1%. Concerning the stocks of the five major agricultural products existing in the storage facilities, the stock of soybeans represented the largest volume (35.3 million tonnes), followed by the stocks of corn (19.3 million), rice (5.1 million), wheat (2.3 million) and coffee (0.8 million). Those products comprise 95.8% of the total stocked among the products monitored by this survey.

NOTE: As an exception in this edition of the survey, 305 establishments located in Mato Grosso were not collected due to operational difficulties. Their stocked volumes of corn and soybeans were imputed based on the volume of these products stocked in the first semester of 2021. The total volume of corn stocked in those establishments represented 810.9 thousand tonnes, 8.3% of the total volume stocked in the state. In the case of soybeans, the total volume stocked in those establishments represented 382.1 thousand tonnes, 12.3% of the total volume stocked in the state. As the harvests of corn and soybeans did not show significant differences over the last two years, the same value stocked in 2021 was used for 2022. It is expected to collect the data of those establishments in the next edition.

Silo capacity reaches 96.1 million tonnes, a rise of 4.0%

In term of storage capacity, silos prevailed in Brazil, having reached 96.1 million tonnes in the first semester of 2022, which represented 50.9% of the total capacity. The capacity of the silos grew 4.0% in relation to the second semester of 2021.

They were followed by automated and bulk warehouses, which hit 70.0 million tonnes of storage capacity, 2.1% larger than that reported in the previous period. This type of storage was responsible for 37.1% of the national storage.

Conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses added up to 22.6 million tonnes, which represented an increase of 1.4% over the second semester of 2021. These warehouses contributed with 12.0% of the total storage capacity.

In regional terms, silos prevailed in the South Region, being responsible for 63.5% of the storage capacity of the region and for 48.6% of the total silo capacity in Brazil. Automated and bulk warehouses appeared more in the Central-West, with 52.8% of the storage capacity of the region and 57.2% of the total capacity. Conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses prevailed in the South (34.0%) and in the Southeast (31.0%). These two regions, together, corresponded to 65.0% of the total capacity of conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses in Brazil.

Number of establishments increased in the North, South and Central-West regions

With 8,378 active establishments in the first semester of 2022, the survey unveiled an increase of 2.2% in the number of active establishments when compared with the second semester of 2021. The North, South, and Central-West regions increased their number of establishments by 15.1%, 0.7% and 5.1%, respectively, whereas the Northeast and Southeast regions registered drops of 1.0% and 0.1%.

Rio Grande do Sul had the highest number of storage establishments (2,183), followed by Mato Grosso (1,416) and Paraná (1,343). Mato Grosso has the largest storage capacity in Brazil, with 46.9 million tonnes. Of this total, 58.3% were bulk warehouses and 35.2%, silos. Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná had 35.1 and 32.9 million tonnes of capacity, respectively, and silos prevailed in these states.

Stock of corn grows, whereas those of soybeans, rice, wheat and coffee drop

The stock of agricultural products added up to 65.5 million tonnes, a rise of 10.5% over 59.2 million tonnes of June 30, 2021.

The stock of corn increased (69.1%) in the first semester of 2022. Concerning the other stocked products, the drops were of 4.0% for soybeans, 6.4% for rice, 5.7% for wheat and 19.6% for coffee.

Those products comprise 95.8% of the total stocked among the products monitored by this survey. The remaining 4.2% comprise cotton, black beans, colored beans and other grains and seeds.

Number of establishments and storage capacity, by Federation Unit - Brazil - H1 2022