Silos are used on a large scale for the bulk storage of which of the following?

Bulk Storage of Oil Seeds and Cereals:
→ Silos are being used on a large scale for bulk storage of oil seeds (soybeans) and cereals by the Oil Federation of India and FCI.
→ The silos are either metal or concrete. Metal silos are cheaper than the concrete ones, depending on their size.
→ The silo system is equipped with other preparatory units like cleaning and drying equipment.

📌 Important Points
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📝 Additional Information
→ This method consists of storing unpackaged grain in structures built for this purpose (bins, silos).
→ The types of construction vary. There can be relatively simple low-capacity structures for storage of agricultural surpluses in production areas, or large, complex installations for commercial or industrial storage of products.
→ In general, there are two categories of bulk-storage structures:
🏠 Low-capacity silos or bins for storage on the farm
🏢 High-capacity silos
→ The latter, which are widely used in developed countries, is not yet very widespread in the developing countries.
→ Till now, inadequate or absent transport and marketing systems, lack of the necessary sizeable initial investments, and the complexity of big storage installations have limited their spread.