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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||
| U.S. NITROGEN FERTILIZER CONSUMPTION, BY PRODUCT TYPE1, 2 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen) | ||||||||
| Fertilizer material3 | 2014p | 2015e | ||||||
| Single-nutrient: | ||||||||
| Anhydrous ammonia | 2,770 | 2,760 | ||||||
| Nitrogen solutions4 | 3,170 | 3,150 | ||||||
| Urea | 2,570 | 2,560 | ||||||
| Ammonium nitrate | 238 | 237 | ||||||
| Ammonium sulfate | 287 | 286 | ||||||
| Aqua ammonia | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Other5 | 427 | 425 | ||||||
| Total | 9,470 | 9,420 | ||||||
| Multiple-nutrient6 | 1,960 | 1,950 | ||||||
| Grand total | 11,400 | 11,400 | ||||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to | ||||||||
| totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Fertilizer years ending June 30. | ||||||||
| 3Ranked in relative order of importance by product type. | ||||||||
| 4Principally urea-ammonium nitrate solutions, 29.8% to 29.9% nitrogen. | ||||||||
| 5Includes other single-nutrient nitrogen materials, all natural organics, and | ||||||||
| statistical discrepancies. | ||||||||
| 6Various combinations of nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), and potassium (K): | ||||||||
| N-P-K, N-P, and N-K. | ||||||||
| Source: J.V. Slater, Association of American Plant Food Control Officials Inc., | ||||||||
| written commun., November 15, 2016. | ||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
