ANONYMOUS 5 (2012) estimated that the storage cost in the warehouses of the trading company
for which he worked (volume of soybeans traded ≥ 2 mmt/year) average 16 R$/t. The value includes
costs of classification, cleaning and drying. Information given by FREITAS (2012) revealed
that warehousing costs at COMIGO in Rio Verde are at a higher cost level of approximately
20 R$/t with 60 % of it being attributed to drying. All experts concordantly reported it as the major
cost position within the operational processes. Intensity of drying and hence the costs of drying
are determined by the humidity level of the soybeans at harvesting.