Storing soybeans (Glycine max) in silo bags: economic outcomes and grain loss risk
Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency and to give farmers additional bargaining power. However, silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. This article assesses the economic outcomes of storing soybeans in silo bags, as compared to grain commercial sto...
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Urcola, Hernán A. Bartosik, Ricardo E. Storing soybeans (Glycine max) in silo bags: economic outcomes and grain loss risk almacenamiento de soja silo bolsa resultados económicos riesgo de pérdida poder de negociación soybean storage silo bag economic outcomes soybean loss risk bargaining power |
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Storing soybeans (Glycine max) in silo bags: economic outcomes and grain loss risk |
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Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency and to give farmers additional bargaining power. However, silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. This article assesses the economic outcomes of storing soybeans in silo bags, as compared to grain commercial storage facilities, considering the risk of grain losses. A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina. The soybean loss modelling is based on empirical measurements of silo bag losses. Results indicate that both silo bag and grain storage facility profits break-even, with 2% soybean losses. When soybean losses range between 0% and 5%, optimal storage time varies from 8.5 to 9.6 months, respectively. Results show that silo bag storage may not be optimal with 10% losses, and that a 3% price premium can compensate losses of up to 5%. Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative that can provided more flexibility to argentine agro industrial system in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems.
Highlights
Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency, provide farmers with additional bargaining power and improve their economic results.
Silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses.
A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina.
Silo bag and storage facility profits break-even with 2% soybean losses, and a price premium of 3% can compensate losses of up to 5%.
Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems.
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I11-R107article-40312020-12-04T21:59:31Z Storing soybeans (Glycine max) in silo bags: economic outcomes and grain loss risk Storing soybeans (Glycine max) in silo bags: economic outcomes and grain loss risk Urcola, Hernán A. Bartosik, Ricardo E. almacenamiento de soja silo bolsa resultados económicos riesgo de pérdida poder de negociación soybean storage silo bag economic outcomes soybean loss risk bargaining power Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency and to give farmers additional bargaining power. However, silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. This article assesses the economic outcomes of storing soybeans in silo bags, as compared to grain commercial storage facilities, considering the risk of grain losses. A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina. The soybean loss modelling is based on empirical measurements of silo bag losses. Results indicate that both silo bag and grain storage facility profits break-even, with 2% soybean losses. When soybean losses range between 0% and 5%, optimal storage time varies from 8.5 to 9.6 months, respectively. Results show that silo bag storage may not be optimal with 10% losses, and that a 3% price premium can compensate losses of up to 5%. Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative that can provided more flexibility to argentine agro industrial system in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems. Highlights Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency, provide farmers with additional bargaining power and improve their economic results. Silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina. Silo bag and storage facility profits break-even with 2% soybean losses, and a price premium of 3% can compensate losses of up to 5%. Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems. Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency and to give farmers additional bargaining power. However, silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. This article assesses the economic outcomes of storing soybeans in silo bags, as compared to grain commercial storage facilities, considering the risk of grain losses. A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina. The soybean loss modelling is based on empirical measurements of silo bag losses. Results indicate that both silo bag and grain storage facility profits break-even, with 2% soybean losses. When soybean losses range between 0% and 5%, optimal storage time varies from 8.5 to 9.6 months, respectively. Results show that silo bag storage may not be optimal with 10% losses, and that a 3% price premium can compensate losses of up to 5%. Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative that can provided more flexibility to argentine agro industrial system in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems. Highlights Silo bags have the potential to increase grain marketing efficiency, provide farmers with additional bargaining power and improve their economic results. Silo bags are prone to tearing that can cause grain losses. A bio-economic model of soybean storage is developed and calibrated for Southeastern Argentina. Silo bag and storage facility profits break-even with 2% soybean losses, and a price premium of 3% can compensate losses of up to 5%. Silo bags constitute a feasible storage alternative in situations of limited storage capacity or of logistic problems. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias-UNCuyo 2020-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/4031 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; Vol. 52 No. 2 (2020): June-December; 267-281 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias UNCuyo; Vol. 52 Núm. 2 (2020): Julio-Diciembre; 267-281 1853-8665 0370-4661 eng https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/RFCA/article/view/4031/2877 |
