Advantages and Disadvantages of Grain Storage

Advantages of Grain Storage Structures

Having proper grain storage structures provides the following advantages:

• More control and planning over crops and transportation.
• Improvement in quality of grains in origin.
• More control of weight and quality of shipment.
• Greater flexibility and control for grain distribution.
• Pricing can be done multiple times after harvest.
• Reducing the cost of arbitration.

Disadvantages or Risks Associated with Grain Storage Structures

It is, however, a high-risk structure and one needs to be aware of the following risks:

• Fire and explosion hazard, unfortunately very common in grain elevators.
• Accidents due to the risk of suffocation and poisoning.
• Drug addiction risk due to the use of fumigants and pesticides.
• The risk of suffocation when silos open by the accumulation of carbon dioxide.