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China’s standard grain warehouses have 730 million tonnes of capacity
China says its standard grain warehouses can hold 730 million tonnes in usable capacity.
The figure covers grain storage facilities across the country, which is continuing to upgrade and expand them.
More than 250 million tonnes of capacity is designed for low-temperature or near-low-temperature storage, and controlled-atmosphere storage can hold 67 million tonnes.
At a warehouse in Qinhuangdao, an automated sampling machine checks incoming grain in two minutes, compared with 20 minutes before.
Cooling and monitoring help keep grain fresh and stable; one warehouse uses temperature sensors and ventilation to keep its corn below an average of 20 degrees Celsius.
China is expanding high-standard warehouses and digital management as part of efforts to strengthen its grain reserves and food security.
China’s standard grain warehouses have an intact capacity of 730 million tonnes, according to a report published on World Food Day.
Capacity for low-temperature and quasi-low-temperature grain storage exceeds 250 million tonnes, while controlled-atmosphere storage capacity is 67 million tonnes.
The report says China is expanding and upgrading high-standard grain warehouses and putting modern intelligent facilities into use.
At a grain depot in Qinhuangdao, an intelligent sampling machine can take a truck’s grain sample in two minutes, compared with 20 minutes previously.
- Who
- China’s grain storage system.
- What
- Standard grain warehouses have an intact capacity of 730 million tonnes.
- When
- October 16, 2026, World Food Day.
- Where
- China.
- Why
- China is improving grain storage and strengthening its overall food security capacity.
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- Standard warehouse capacity
- 730 million tonnes
- Low- and quasi-low-temperature capacity
- More than 250 million tonnes
- Controlled-atmosphere storage capacity
- 67 million tonnes
- Sample-taking time
- Two minutes per truck, down from 20 minutes
- Warehouse example
- 12,500 tonnes of corn; average grain temperature kept below 20°C
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What people are saying
Previously, sampling one truck took us 20 minutes; now, with the intelligent sampling machine, it takes only two minutes.
The technologies work together to keep the average grain temperature in this warehouse below 20°C throughout the year, achieving quasi-low-temperature storage.