Grain merchants are investing more money in central stores in a bid to cope with demand, it has been claimed.
Consumers and farmers want consistent and efficient delivery of grain into their processing plants, meaning expanded grain storage is becoming an increasingly key issue, reports fpi.co.uk.
The news will be welcomed by equipment suppliers, as more storage units and grain processing machinery will be needed to cope with the demands of the industry.
Openfield, which runs a number of UK grain stores, is enjoying a 10 per cent annual growth in grain throughputs.
Openfield’s Rob Sanderson told the webiste: "Farm structures are changing – old grain stores are reaching the end of their useful life, and there are many contract farming arrangements.
"Combines are capable of cutting 60-70t an hour compared with 70t a day a generation ago, and the infrastructure on farms is struggling to cope."
The firm provides stores for Woldgrain’s Lincolnshire site, which has increased its capacity by 19,000 tonnes to hold a total of 49,000 tonnes.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the grain industry includes; elevators – bucket elevators – valves