New! GFMT article: Silo design and demand

GFMT's Alice Neal gets to grips with factors affecting silo design and demand.

In 1961 world population stood at three billion and global cereal production was 876 million tonnes. Today, Earth is home to over seven billion people and world cereal production is 2282 million tonnes (FAO forecast).

As the world population edges ever closer to the oft-repeated nine billion, it is not just grain production which is on the rise; storage solutions are also keeping pace with growing global population.

At its most basic level, the primary function of a silo is to provide protection from the elements to increase the storage life of the grains. But in addition to this, silos are a crucial element in the overall operation, the backbone so to speak for the entire grain storage system. Handling equipment feeds into the silos, and in many cases rests on top of them. Silos support monitoring equipment used to track grain temperature and quality.

With the ability to handle a multitude of products for customers ranging from the agriculture, to the food, bio-fuels and biomasses industries, silo manufacturers are well-poised to benefit from the growth in population and production.

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Silo design and demand