The available storage capacity in Brazil was 231.1 million tonnes in the first semester of 2025, 1.8% above the previous semester. The number of establishments (9,624) grew 1.2% compared to the second semester of 2024.

In this first half of 2025, apart from the Northeast (0.0%), all Major Regions had an increase in the number of establishments: North (4.2%), Central-West (1.9%), Southeast (1.1%) and South (0.5%). Rio Grande do Sul has the largest number of storage establishments (2,454 units), followed by Mato Grosso (1,787) and Paraná (1,382).

In relation to the stocks of the five main agricultural products existing in storage units, in the first semester of 2025, compared to the second semester of 2024, soybeans represented the largest volume (48.8 million tonnes, increase of 12.8%), followed by stocks of corn (18.1 million, drop of 44.6%), rice (6.1 million, increase of 23.5%), wheat (2.4 million, decrease of 9.0%) and coffee (0.6 million, down 22.9%). In total, the survey surveyed 79.4 million tonnes of products it monitors.

Silo capacity reaches 123.2 million tonnes, an increase of 2.2%

In terms of storage capacity, silos prevailed in Brazil, having reached 123.2 million tonnes, which represented 53.3% of the total capacity. In relation to the second semester of 2024, silos showed an increase of 2.2% in capacity. Automated and bulk warehouses reached 84.2 million tonnes of storage capacity, 2.0% higher than the capacity recorded in the previous period. This type of storage was responsible for 36.4% of the national storage. Conventional, temporary and inflatable warehouses added up to 23.8 million tonnes, which represented a drop of 0.8% over the second semester of 2024. These warehouses contributed with 10.3% of the total storage capacity.

Mato Grosso has the largest storage capacity in Brazil, with 63.0 million tonnes. Of this total, 57.9% were bulk warehouses and 37.8%, silos. Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná had 38.7 and 35.9 million tonnes of capacity, respectively, and silos prevailed in these states. The installed capacity was directly related to the distribution of the production of grains in Brazil.

Number of establishments and storage capacity, by
type, according to the Federation Units - Brazil - H1 2025

Among the ten municipalities with the largest installed capacity in Brazil, seven are in Mato Grosso, with Sorriso being the municipality with the largest capacity in the country with 5.6 million tonnes. Bulk warehouses were responsible for 75.7% of the total capacity of the municipality, which is the largest national producer of soybeans and corn. The municipality accounted for 8.9% of the state's storage capacity and, together with Nova Mutum, Primavera do Leste, Sinop, Campo Novo do Parecis, Sapezal and Lucas do Rio Verde accounted for 38.1% of the state's capacity.

In Goiás, the highlight was the municipality of Rio Verde, which accounted for 14.7% of the state's storage capacity. According to the Survey of Municipal Agricultural Production, the municipality was the third largest in grain production in Brazil in 2024, with 4.0 million tonnes, behind only Sorriso, with 6.1 million tonnes and Nova Ubiratã, with 4.1 million tonnes. Ponta Grossa stood out as the municipality with the largest installed storage capacity in Paraná and the sixth in the country, with bulk warehouses being the main type of structure (46.2%), followed by silos, with 36.3%. In São Paulo, the highlight was the municipality of Santos, where the largest port in Brazil is located, with 41.5% of storage in the state's bulk warehouses.

The time series of the Survey of Stocks shows that since 1997, the total installed capacity has increased by 110.1%, going from 110.0 to 231.1 million tonnes. Conventional warehouses showed a drop in capacity of 56.0%, while the capacity of bulk warehouses and silos grew 146.6% and 463.0%, due to the expansion of the national grain production in recent decades, as these products are generally stored in bulk warehouses and silos.