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Well, they would use rail or at worst truck, but grain is often stored outside in piles. There is a photoshopped picture of one of these piles with a skier wit
by protomyth 7y ago
Well, they would use rail or at worst truck, but grain is often stored outside in piles. There is a photoshopped picture of one of these piles with a skier with the title "Ski Nebraska". A lot of farmers also have non-trivial storage to get a better sale price. There is remarkable redundancy in the food chain.
- jnurmine 7y agoWill grain piled outdoors survive for very long without getting moldy or attacked by animals which like grain (like birds)..? Maybe it does, I'm no farmer!
- protomyth 7y agoThere is a certain amount of loss, but the grain needs to be good enough to ship to someone else and they will have a grain contract that lists factors they will accept. They do test for molds and other things[1]. There is a article[2] from 2016 on the practice or research "grain piles". 1) https://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/fgis-pdf-handbooks https://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/fgis-pdf-handb... (look at the grain inspection handbook) 2) https://agfax.com/2016/10/14/outdoor-piles-of-harvested-grain-are-a-common-sight-dtn/ https://agfax.com/2016/10/14/outdoor-piles-of-harvested-grai...