About Grain Storage Costs
Grain stores, drying and ventilation: what actually drives the cost, the targets your grain has to hit, and free quotes from UK suppliers.
What is on this site
One question, "grain storage cost per tonne uk", answered with a quote form that works on the page with no account, 4 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Grain drying costs: high-temperature or near-ambient, and what it saves: High capital and fast, or low capital and slow: AHDB's two drying approaches compared, the temperature limits by end market, and why under-drying costs more.
- Grain storage targets: moisture, cooling and the dates to hit them by: AHDB's published moisture and cooling targets for safe grain storage, what happens to insects and mites at each temperature, and what monitoring you need to prove it.
- Grain store hygiene, Red Tractor rules and feed business registration: What an assured grain store has to do: store preparation and proofing, the Red Tractor rules on baiting a loaded store, and feed business registration.
- Floor store, silos or bins: which grain store suits your farm: Flat floor stores, steel silos and bins compared on cost, flexibility, segregation and ventilation, plus the honest test for whether an existing building can be adapted.
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Contact for a question about the site, or quotes@grainstoragecosts.co.uk. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Grain Storage Costs is a free introduction service operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd; we pass your details to relevant grain store and drying equipment suppliers, who quote you directly. We may receive a fee from providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are an independent guide, not affiliated with or endorsed by AHDB, Red Tractor Assurance or any supplier named, and nothing here is agronomic, structural, compliance or legal advice, check the current version of any standard or guidance before relying on it.