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| TABLE 6 | |||||||
| U.S. PRODUCER STOCKS OF FIXED NITROGEN | |||||||
| COMPOUNDS AT END OF PERIOD | |||||||
| (Thousand metric tons of contained nitrogen) | |||||||
| Material1 | 2009 | 2010p | |||||
| Ammonia: | |||||||
| January-June | 201 | 149 | |||||
| July-December | 167 | 165 | |||||
| Nitrogen solutions:2 | |||||||
| January-June | 153 | 93 | |||||
| July-December | 95 | 111 | |||||
| Urea: | |||||||
| January-June | W | 37 | |||||
| July-December | W | W | |||||
| Ammonium phosphates:3 | |||||||
| January-June | 17 | 4 | 53 | ||||
| July-December | 44 | W | |||||
| Ammonium nitrate: | |||||||
| January-June | 48 | 24 | |||||
| July-December | 32 | 36 | |||||
| Ammonium sulfate: | |||||||
| January-June | 20 | 44 | |||||
| July-December | 26 | 16 | |||||
| Yearend total5 | 364 | 328 | |||||
| pPreliminary. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||
| 1Ranked in relative order of importance. | |||||||
| 2Urea-ammonium nitrate and ammoniacal solutions. | |||||||
| 3Diammonium and monoammonium phosphates. | - | ||||||
| 4Diammonium phosphates data withheld. | |||||||
| 5Calendar year ending December 31. | |||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Industrial Reports MQ325B. | |||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
