In partnership with SAOS, we conducted a Combinable Crop Storage Survey in Aberdeenshire in 2011. The aim of the survey was to establish current practices and costs involved in drying, storing and marketing cereals and oilseed. The results have proved both insightful and potentially far reaching.

The results highlighted some interesting findings that show the industry still has a long way to go to provide the necessary infrastructure to offer the consumer  the consistency of product now being demanded. Growers also must have the correct infrastructure to be able to move and dry product to the required levels efficiently as well as improve their overall marketing ability.

Study Objectives

• To identify current marketing practices amongst Scottish growers

• To determine the status and conditions of on-farm infrastructure for combinable crops in the study area

• To determine future storage needs and investment intentions