U.S. Exports Of Major Nitrogen Compounds

TABLE 10
U.S. EXPORTS OF MAJOR NITROGEN COMPOUNDS¹

(Thousand metric tons)

	2005		2006
	Gross	Nitrogen	Gross	Nitrogen
Compound	weight	content	weight	content	Principal destinations, 2006
Ammonium nitrate²	82	28	127	43	Mexico, 84%; Canada, 14%.
Ammonium sulfate²	665	180	1,010	272	Brazil, 53%; Dominican Republic, 8%; Canada, 8%.
Anhydrous ammonia	639	525	236	194	Republic of Korea, 70%; Canada, 14%.
Diammonium phosphate	5,620	1,010	5,660	1,020	India, 35%; China, 16%; Mexico, 7%.
Monoammonium phosphate	2,890	318	2,310	254	Canada, 27%; Australia, 14%; Brazil, 12%.
Urea	536	246	656	301	Mexico, 48%; Republic of Korea, 20%; Chile, 16%.
Total	10,400	2,310	9,990	2,080
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes industrial chemical products.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.