Agricultural storage capacity grows 4.8%, reaches 201.4 million tonnes in the first semester of 2023
November 09, 2023 09h00 AM | Last Updated: November 09, 2023 04h12 PM
The available storage capacity in Brazil was of 201.4 million tonnes in the first semester of 2023, 4.8% above the previous semester. The number of establishments rose 3.0% in relation to the last semester of 2022.
Rio Grande do Sul has the highest number of storage establishments (2,214) and Mato Grosso has the largest capacity: 51.7 million tonnes.
The stock of agricultural products added up to 76.1 million tonnes, a rise of 16.2% over 65.5 million tonnes of the first semester of 2022.
All the Major Regions increased the number of establishments in the first semester of 2023: North (24.7%), Central-West (3.6%), Southeast (1.7%), South (1.5%) and Northeast (0.2%). Concerning the stocks of the five major agricultural products existing in the storage facilities, the stock of soybeans represented the largest volume (46.9 million tonnes), followed by the stocks of corn (17.1 million), rice (4.8 million), wheat (3.3 million) and coffee (0.8 million). Those products comprise 95.9% of the total stocked among the products monitored by this survey.
Silo capacity reaches 105.2 million tonnes, a rise of 6.0%
In terms of storage capacity, silos prevailed in Brazil, having reached 105.2 million tonnes, which represented 52.2% of the total capacity. Silos increased their capacity by 6.0% in relation to the second semester of 2022.
Number of establishments and storage capacity, by Federation Unit - Brazil - H1 2023
| FU | Number of establishments | Capacity (t) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Conventional (1) | Bulk | Silo | ||
| BRAZIL | 8,684 | 201,388,314 | 23,064,209 | 73,167,274 | 105,156,831 |
| RO | 96 | 1,697,844 | 209,624 | 75,070 | 1,413,150 |
| AC | 21 | 84,250 | 12,900 | 0 | 71,350 |
| AM | 7 | 430,446 | 11,280 | 394,368 | 24,798 |
| RR | 13 | 135,950 | 12,200 | 0 | 123,750 |
| PA | 78 | 1,973,851 | 147,735 | 243,650 | 1,582,466 |
| AP | 10 | 212,168 | 66,168 | 0 | 146,000 |
| TO | 159 | 3,495,794 | 338,327 | 843,100 | 2,314,367 |
| MA | 62 | 2,284,234 | 62,396 | 1,668,600 | 553,238 |
| PI | 113 | 3,459,368 | 288,187 | 1,136,982 | 2,034,199 |
| CE | 68 | 959,944 | 551,129 | 21,758 | 387,057 |
| RN | 13 | 95,323 | 95,323 | 0 | 0 |
| PB | 13 | 310,762 | 96,432 | 2,480 | 211,850 |
| PE | 29 | 429,693 | 153,844 | 4,609 | 271,240 |
| AL | 6 | 55,409 | 17,349 | 3,000 | 35,060 |
| SE | 8 | 89,247 | 26,807 | 16,440 | 46,000 |
| BA | 167 | 4,934,275 | 559,462 | 2,074,774 | 2,300,039 |
| MG | 461 | 8,434,645 | 3,446,894 | 1,592,420 | 3,395,331 |
| ES | 82 | 1,328,873 | 570,129 | 572,740 | 186,004 |
| RJ | 12 | 125,905 | 15,007 | 11,653 | 99,245 |
| SP | 646 | 12,282,070 | 3,038,377 | 2,775,059 | 6,468,634 |
| PR | 1,370 | 33,508,011 | 4,447,040 | 10,154,777 | 18,906,194 |
| SC | 336 | 6,218,824 | 506,410 | 1,050,406 | 4,662,008 |
| RS | 2,214 | 35,579,128 | 2,770,826 | 7,878,708 | 24,929,594 |
| MS | 605 | 13,948,888 | 623,186 | 4,396,209 | 8,929,493 |
| MT | 1,487 | 51,729,809 | 3,329,460 | 29,916,267 | 18,484,082 |
| GO | 588 | 17,093,985 | 1,352,419 | 8,301,204 | 7,440,362 |
| DF | 20 | 489,620 | 315,300 | 33,000 | 141,320 |
| Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Estatísticas Agropecuárias, Pesquisa de Estoques, 1º semestre de 2023, | |||||
They were followed by automated and bulk warehouses, which hit 73.2 million tonnes of storage capacity, 4.0% larger than that reported in the previous period. This type of storage accounted for 36.3% of the total storage in Brazil.
Conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses added up to 23.1 million tonnes, which represented an increase of 1.9% over the second semester of 2022. These warehouses contributed with 11.5% of the total storage capacity.
Silos prevailed in the South, accounting for 64.4% of the storage capacity in that region, followed by bulk warehouses with 25.3%. The installed capacity with silos in the South represented 46.1% of the total capacity of this type of storage in Brazil.
The “automated and bulk warehouses” type appeared more in the Central-West (51.2%), followed by silos with 42.0%. This aspect is understandable, since the region has the biggest share in the national production of grains, as well as large properties, which many times face difficulties to drain the harvest. The installed capacity with bulk warehouses in the Central-West represented 58.3% of the total capacity of this type of storage in Brazil.
Conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses prevailed in the South (33.5%), closely followed by the Southeast (30.7%). These regions are major producers of rice and coffee, respectively, products that are stored in sacks and that use this type of warehouse. These two regions, together, corresponded to 64.2% of the total capacity of conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses in Brazil.
Number of establishments increased in all the Major Regions
With 8,684 active establishments in the first semester of 2023, the Survey of Stocks unveiled an increase of 3.0% in the number of active establishments when compared with the second semester of 2022. All the Major Regions increased the number of establishments in the first semester of 2023: North (24.7%), Central-West (3.6%), Southeast (1.7%), South (1.5%) and Northeast (0.2%).
Rio Grande do Sul had the highest number of storage establishments (2,214), followed by Mato Grosso (1,487) and Paraná (1,370). Mato Grosso had the largest storage capacity in Brazil, with 51.7 million tonnes. Of this total, 57.8% were bulk warehouses and 35.7%, silos. Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná had 35.6 and 33.5 million tonnes of capacity, respectively, and silos prevailed in these states.
Stocks of soybeans, wheat and coffee grow, whereas those of corn and rice, drop
The stock of agricultural products added up to 76.1 million tonnes, a rise of 16.2% over 65.5 million tonnes of the first semester of 2022.
In the first semester of 2023, soybeans (33.0%), wheat (44.2%) and coffee (10.1%) increased their stocks when compared with the same semester last year, whereas corn (-11.5%) and rice (-5.1%) dropped.
These products comprised 95.9% of the total stocked among the products monitored by this survey, being the remaining 4.1% composed of cotton, black beans, colored beans and other grains and seeds.
