Available agricultural storage capacity in Brazil reached 233.8 million tons in the second half of 2025, 1.1% higher than the previous semester. The number of establishments (9,668) grew by 0.5% compared to the first half of 2025. The data was released this Thursday (11) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Only the South region showed a reduction in the number of establishments during the period, while the others showed an increase, with the North region standing out, rising 4.7%; followed by the Northeast (1.9%); Southeast (1.5%) and Midwest (0.3%). Regarding the stocks of the five main agricultural products existing in storage units, on 12/31/2025, corn stocks represented the largest volume (22.8 million tons), followed by soybean stocks (7.3 million), wheat (6.0 million), rice (2.9 million) and coffee (0.8 million). These products constitute 90.3% of the total stock among the products monitored by the survey, with the remaining 9.7% composed of cotton, black beans, colored beans, and other grains and seeds. In total, the survey identified 44.1 million tons of monitored products. Analyzing the historical series of the survey, over the last 28 years, conventional warehouses have shown a 56.9% decrease in capacity. Meanwhile, the capacity of grain warehouses and silos has grown by 151.4% and 469.7%, respectively. The increase in these types of storage is associated with the expansion of national grain production in recent decades, as these products are generally stored in grain warehouses and silos.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.